News across Leon County
In Loving Memory of Martha Steward Criss, 99
Obituary for Martha Steward Criss Martha Steward Criss, 99, passed away after a long and active life on Friday September 18, 2026. She amazed those who knew her for surviving three spouses, and by continuing to participate in the management of her affairs up until the final days…

Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon to pay $250 and do community service for staging sit-in at DeSantis’ office
Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon will pay a $250 fine and provide 15 hours of community service to settle her case with Leon County after she was charged with two misdemeanors for holding a sit-in at Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office in the Florida Capitol on May 15. The…

Tallahassee’s annual Out of the Darkness Walk is coming up Oct. 3
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. According to the World Health Organization, over 720,000 people's lives are taken due to suicide...

Commentary: It’s an absolute mess you see in Tallahassee
The problem with collegiate sports is that very little is settled on the field anymore. Florida State finds itself in a quagmire a few years in the making … and will take many more to repair. How bad? When you start sports story with a stadium repair as important as a team…

Tallahassee’s annual Out of the Darkness Walk is coming up Oct. 3
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Did you know that suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States? According to the World Health Organization, over 720,000 people's lives are...

SOTD 9/9/26: Sunshine State by Grant Peeples
The WMNF Song of the Day for September 9, 2026 is “Sunshine State” by Grant Peeples. There is a razor-sharp, unapologetic brilliance to Grant Peeples. From Tallahassee, he isn’t the sort of Florida troubadour who sells you a airbrushed postcard of beaches and idyllic palm trees.…

Warriors defeated by Marauders
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. On Friday, Sept. 4, the Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) Warriors varsity football team hosted the Marauders of Maclay School, from Tallahassee. The Warriors fell behind early and...

Former UWF Student Body President Receives Fellowship
UWF's Trista Bennett is one of just 7-12 students statewide picked for a Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship — a year in Tallahassee, law school next. The post Former UWF Student Body President Receives Fellowship first appeared on Rick's Blog .

Mosquito health alerts are in effect in Hillsborough, Pasco and other Florida counties
Mosquito-borne health alerts are in effect for Alachua, Leon, Palm Beach, Pasco, Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties.

Corporations and Trump love Byron Donalds, but do Florida Republican voters feel the same way?
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is the clear choice of the business and political establishment in Tallahassee going into Tuesday’s primary election for the Republican nomination for governor. Now the question is whether Republican voters will follow suit. The 47-year-old Naples…

Florida attorney general rewrites property tax cut amendment language after lawsuit
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has submitted for judicial review a rewritten version of the title and ballot summary for Amendment 3. Circuit Judge David Frank in Leon County ordered the AG’s office to rewrite the far-reaching property tax amendment’s ballot language…
