Tallahassee News & Articles

From healing high-tech hospital in 1952 to the most infamous site for neglect by the 1970s, Tallahassee’s Sunland Hospital eventually closed in 1983. Known locally as "Sunnyland," the massive abandoned structure became a chilling "rite of passage" for teens, fostering urban legends of the tormented children who once resided there.

For the first time in a decade, the United States has made it through September without a hurricane making landfall. Meteorologists said the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has had several close calls but no direct hits.Hurricane Erin, a powerful August storm, traveled roughly 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina before turning out to sea. Hurricane Imelda headed towards...

When the sun sinks behind Tallahassee’s canopy roads, the city’s long history stirs in the shadows. Whispers drift through the moss-draped oaks, footsteps echo in old dormitories, and a faint piano melody plays in an empty parlor. From Bessie Graham’s storied grave to the restless halls of Cawthon and the haunted grounds beneath Westcott Fountain, the capital city’s ghosts seem unwilling to fade quietly into history. Tallahassee, it seems, keeps its secrets...and its spirits...close.

Tallahassee's Old City Cemetery is home to the city's most famous ghost: the "good witch," Bessie Graham. For over a century, her unusual west-facing grave and eerie epitaph have fueled tales of cold spots and disembodied whispers. But the truth behind the legend is less about the supernatural and more about a tragic history that has become a staple of Tallahassee supernatural lore.

The Seminole Wars refer to three connected wars (1818-1858) between the United States and a loose confederation of Seminole and Black Seminole people. Driven in large part by the conflict over the removal of runaway slaves and an insatiable appetite for territorial expansion, the three wars dominated Florida politics and military life for decades.

Learn what factors lead to Tallahassee becoming the capital of Florida. The selection process was shaped by previous explorations and geographic justification along with political issues.

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) has released 2024-2025 school and district grades. Most district grades in the Big Bend remained the same, but several individual schools in Leon County improved their grades. Leon County’s Sabal Palm Elementary School improved its grade from a ‘D’ to an ‘A.’

You might not believe it, but Tallahassee has done it again!Our hometown of Tallahassee has once again been named one of America’s top cities. Tallahassee has been selected as an “All-America City” for the third time out of thousands of cities, towns, and communities nationwide.

Tallahassee, with its Creek Indian roots, is a name that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years. But what does the name Tallahassee actually mean and how did it come to be the name of the capital city?