Milton will not support any city events for the rest of 2026, including the Veterans Day Parade, Light Up Milton and the Milton Christmas Parade, as the city recovers from Hurricane Isaias, Mayor Heather Lindsay said Oct. 21.

NAS Whiting Field resumed flight training operations Oct. 19 after Hurricane Isaias uprooted trees and damaged buildings across the base.

Santa Rosa County is urging residents to use caution when hiring contractors to clean up from Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall Oct. 9.

The county announced that the area may see a rise in unlicensed contractors who could take advantage of residents.

Santa Rosa County commissioners will consider rules on tethering animals Nov. 10, Commissioner Kerry Smith said during the board’s Oct. 20 meeting.

The meeting came up at the end of the commission honoring Santa Rosa County Animal Services with a proclamation noting Nov. 1-7 as National Animal Shelter Week.

Hurricane Isaias knocked out both generators at Santa Rosa County’s Emergency Operations Center as it made landfall Oct. 9, forcing the county to relocate 911 dispatchers mid-storm, said County Administrator Brad Baker at a Board of County Commissioners meeting on Oct. 20.

Florida’s request for a major federal disaster declaration is still being processed, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who spoke at the Salvation Army of Pensacola facility Oct. 19.

Residents of Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and six other Panhandle counties are still waiting to learn whether they will be eligible for FEMA aid paid directly to families.

Santa Rosa County residents with storm damage still cannot apply for federal disaster aid nearly a week after Hurricane Isaias made landfall.

Santa Rosa County and its residents stand to receive federal funds for Hurricane Isaias recovery under a disaster declaration request the state filed with the Trump administration, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Oct. 16 in Milton.

Hurricane Isaias will dominate the Oct. 20 Santa Rosa County Commission meeting.

Unlike past weeks, this upcoming week will only feature a regular meeting on Tuesday at the Santa Rosa County Administration Building in Milton at 8:30 a.m.

Here are three things you need to know:

Early voting for the 2026 general election in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties will begin Monday, Oct. 19, as scheduled.

According to Tappie Villane, the supervisor of elections for Santa Rosa County, and Paul Lux, the supervisor of elections for Okaloosa County, Hurricane Isaias didn’t significantly impact their offices and there have been no major delays in getting things ready for early voting.