Tallahassee Reports<\/p>\n
Thursday, September 3, 2026<\/p>\n
Weather: Today, showers and thunderstorms likely, with a high near 93. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, with a low around 75. Friday showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, with a high near 90. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms likely, with a low around 74. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.6%, Nasdaq +0.5%) (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n Local Sports: Tallahassee\u2019s high school golf teams competed in boys and girls varsity tournaments Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Capital City Country Club. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n Local & State News<\/p>\n The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to hire longtime city administrator Karen Jumonville as Tallahassee\u2019s next city manager, choosing an internal candidate after a national search that attracted 37 applicants. Details.<\/a><\/p>\n Leon County added nearly 1,600 jobs over the past year, outperforming most of Florida\u2019s larger employment centers, according to Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data released Aug. 28.\u00a0Details.<\/a><\/p>\n The Florida Department of Education has started the process to block private schools from receiving Family Empowerment Scholarship funds if they employ, affiliate with or are controlled by a domestic or foreign terrorist organization. Details<\/a><\/p>\n Two Florida Democrats who are fighting for their political lives after seeing their congressional seats redistricted voted Tuesday for a resolution denouncing \u201csocialism in all of its forms.\u201d Details<\/a><\/p>\n National News<\/p>\n US Central Command said it struck Iranian military targets along the country\u2019s southern coast Tuesday to counter Tehran\u2019s attacks on commercial ships and US forces. The attacks resulted in 14 other fatalities. Iran\u00a0responded<\/a>\u00a0by targeting US military bases in Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait. Most of the missiles and drones were intercepted, and no casualties were reported as of this writing.\u00a0<\/p>\n