Good morning, Tallahassee.

Florida State University has installed a new interactive display at Tallahassee International Airport (FSU Welcome Center), where travelers can plant the spear on a 7-foot, hand-painted aluminum replica set against a turf backdrop of Bobby Bowden Field.

Visitors can share photos using PlantTheSpearTLH.

Florida State University will welcome nearly 6,000 first-year students as the fall semester begins Monday, Aug.

24. The campus celebrates its 175th anniversary with new programs, faculty, and events including FSU Nite at Langford Green.

Florida A&M University students moved into their dorms on Wednesday, Aug.

19 with the help of family, volunteers, and friends who unloaded vehicles filled with personal belongings.

Tallahassee Fire Department delivered school supplies from its Pack the Truck event to Springwood Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug.

19 so students and teachers have what they need to start the school year.

FSU Claude Pepper Center director Dawn Carr was elected to the board of the Gerontological Society of America and will start her term Jan.

1. Her board role underscores her decades-long work on aging research + leadership initiatives that connect local academic excellence to broader health policy efforts.

Tallahassee hit 100°F for the second consecutive day on Aug.

18 as a high-pressure system brought record heat (exceeding typical summer temperatures), and forecasts show temperatures will fall to the mid-90s by the weekend.

AccuWeather lowered its hurricane season storm counts with eight to 11 named storms predicted, yet forecasts still expect three to five direct U.S. impacts.

Florida residents should remain vigilant as rapid intensification — quick strengthening of storms — may affect the northern and eastern Gulf Coast.

Tallahassee voters cast ballots Tuesday in races for mayor and City Commission seats, but no candidate captured more than half the vote — voters will return in November for runoffs.

Florida health officials reported 407 cyclosporiasis cases across 43 counties from May 1 to Aug.

1 and will provide an update today (Aug. 20). Nationwide, over 15,700 lab-confirmed cases have been recorded amid an investigation linked to recalled iceberg lettuce.

Chase Fuller of Lincoln won the 2026 Jackie Robinson Award and will travel to North Carolina for Phase 2 of the 18U National Team trials this weekend — a step that boosts his recruitment for Florida State.

FSU head coach Mike Norvell is aiming to turn the program around by reassuming play-calling + leading a revamped offense with transfer QB Ashton Daniels and WR Duce Robinson.

The team is preparing for key ACC contests while shoring up its defense after transfers and injuries.

Chiles volleyball swept North Bay Haven on August 18 with scores of 25-11, 25-11, and 25-10 to begin their season and defend their title — the team, featuring new players in key roles, will face Forest in Ocala next.