Skip Orth has been in the lawn service business for over 25 years, he is the author of the book “What Every Home Owner Along The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care,” he has authored several articles and holds frequent workshops on the topic of lawn care in the local area. The growing season will soon be over. Here are a few things that you need to be aware of to keep your lawn healthy into fall and winter.

Veterans Day is held annually each Nov. 11 in honor of all of those who have served in the U.S. military. In addition to remembering the sacrifices of those who served, the day is also filled with a variety of discounts from various businesses and restaurants for veterans.

Partial road closures should be expected on November 12 and 13.

A Milton woman was struck by a vehicle on Halloween morning.

With back-to-back holidays right around the corner, your garage is about to get a lot more cluttered storing boxes and boxes of decorations. We break out fall decorations first followed by Halloween and Thanksgiving. Shortly after that, people typically do the quick turn around, packing up their orange and brown decor and trading it for holiday colors of reds and greens. Then, maybe we will unpack some glittery hats, streamers and party horns for the New Year. Decorating for the holidays can be chaotic. And with the help of Closets by Design, your garage or storage room will be organized, and every decoration will have a home, making preparing for the holidays enjoyable like it should be.

Hialeah Street at 6043 Hialeah Street will be closed to one lane beginning Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, for drainage improvements in the area. Flagmen will be on-site directing traffic. Drivers are asked to use caution and expect delays in the area.