Older adults who have stopped driving are almost two times more likely to suffer from depression and nearly five times as likely to enter a long-term care facility than those who remain behind the wheel, according to a new report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and Columbia University.
New Navarre residents Beth McCoy and her husband David adopted a rescue dog in April, they called “Cooper” from the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS.) Little did they know at the time – they would be looking for him longer than the dog was a resident in the family’s home.
In February, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved proposals designed to improve Florida white-tailed deer management at a local level by establishing deer management units (DMUs) throughout the state, each with its own set of antler regulations and antlerless deer harvest days.
Florida Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong will spend the next few months visiting counties across the state as part of the Health in All Places Tour.
Local mothers have access to the highest level of breastfeeding support and education available, according to Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola’s latest international recognition as a Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA.
Two women have passed the Army’s Ranger School, becoming the first females to complete the grueling combat training program and earn the right to wear Ranger tabs on their uniforms.
The City of Gulf Breeze’s leaders have hit upon a partial solution to their municipality’s budget squeeze: charge more for water and sewer service to South Santa Rosa Utility customers who live outside the city’s boundaries.
A 24-year-old Gulf Breeze woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole $4,600 from an elderly person while working at The Blake, an assisted living facility in Gulf Breeze.
