Good morning, Tallahassee.

Leon County Schools hired Caissa K12 to boost enrollment as the firm, working with 13 public school districts, deploys a grassroots plan — door-knocking and phone calls — to help secure more resources when students remain enrolled.

The strategy aims to stabilize enrollment in a competitive landscape.

Leon County Schools and the Florida Civil Rights Museum will unveil historic markers honoring local education+civil rights pioneers at 2 p.m. Aug.

27 at the Aquilina Howell Center. The markers are part of the Florida Civil Rights and Education Heritage Trail that preserves our shared history.

Forecasts showed that Invest 91L likely became a tropical depression on Sunday, with heavy rains and potential flash flooding expected along the northern Gulf coast (including the Florida Panhandle) over the coming days.

Residents are advised to check local weather updates for any changes.

A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect today from the Ochlockonee River to the Alabama border as Tropical Depression Two in the Gulf of Mexico slowly strengthens and is expected to bring tropical storm conditions later.

A 6-year-old basset hound named Arnie is running as a write-in mayoral candidate to inject humor into local politics while highlighting issues like property taxes and sales of city properties ahead of the August primary.

His owner plans a pet-friendly launch party soon to support local animal causes.

Tallahassee’s Christina Roach and St. Augustine’s Ann Solomon are forming a Zoom-based Hansen’s disease support group amid CDC reports that leprosy is becoming more common in Florida.

The group will offer a flexible forum (to help patients share their experiences and prompt local doctors to better recognize symptoms) to reduce isolation and stigma.

Dr. Norman Beatty of UF is tracking tropical diseases like Chagas and Hansen’s disease as cases rise due to climate change, travel and human expansion — and is running clinics and labs at UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute today.

His work seeks to better understand and manage these emerging threats in Florida.

The 850 Band Live Performance

8:30 PM — Duke's & Dottie's — Free entry — Enjoy a long-awaited night of great tunes and cold drinks with The 850 Band.

Godby Class of 1986 Reunion

6 p.m. — AC Hotel Tallahassee Universities at the Capitol — $100 per person — Celebrate the 80s with food, drinks, and dancing at an unforgettable reunion night.

Tallahassee Beer Festival

2-6 p.m. — Donald L. Tucker Civic Center — Ticketed event — Experience North Florida’s largest beer festival with over 400 beverages and interactive fun.