Tallahassee News & Articles

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?