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Keith Lawson Services is taking nominations through Nov.

9 to give one homeowner a free 1.5 to 5 ton HVAC system with the company’s standard installation warranty. Homeowners in Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, or Wakulla counties (or Thomas, Grady, Decatur in Georgia) must apply; the winner will be announced during Thanksgiving week.

FSU launched a Sport Management class (SPM 4931) this fall that operates like an NIL agency, with students building athlete brands, creating content, contacting businesses, and securing real NIL deals; the course will return in spring 2027 and is open to applicants across majors.

FSU’s LEAP program welcomed 35 entrepreneurs to its third Tallahassee cohort on Sept.

26 and awarded three 2025 graduates microgrants to grow their businesses; the 2026 cohort will finish a six-week community bootcamp through Oct. 31 with 12 guest speakers (serving Leon, Gadsden and Wakulla counties).

Sunset will be at 6:50 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

31, leaving trick-or-treat hours darker than usual because daylight saving time ends the next day when clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Florida State volleyball swept Notre Dame 3-0 on Sunday, Oct.

25 (Tully Gymnasium), moving to 11-9 overall and 5-4 in the ACC as Kyleene Filimaua had 11 kills; the Seminoles travel to Virginia Tech on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. and to Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 1 p.m.

Interim AD Bruce Warwick on Inside Seminole Football on Monday, Oct.

26 announced Operation Garnet Storm will run Saturday, Oct. 31 at Doak Campbell Stadium with a drone show + new Garnet Hour, Halloween trunk or treat, and Military Appreciation Night featuring a parachute game ball delivery.

Coach Mike Norvell said the Seminoles are focused on preparing for their pivotal Oct.

31 game against Clemson, noted injuries that may keep Blake Nichelson out, and praised the team's progress after the bye week.

Tallahassee Fire Department firefighters Brandon Corley and Gene Liford won top finishes at the Firefighter Challenge World Championships in Las Vegas, with Corley second in Division 2 individual, Liford 21st overall and fifth in his age group, and the pair third in the Coed Hybrid Relay.