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Tallahassee, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Tallahassee! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Tallahassee food drive aims to fill a shipping container
  • Riley Elementary families question a leadership change and lost support
  • Leon County's housing affordability advantage comes with important limits

Also on today's calendar: Tallahassee Scavenger Hunt: Trailblazing Tallahassee and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: did you know 10+10 = 11+11? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Tallahassee radio group rallies community to fight hunger ahead of holiday season (wtxl.com) — A shipping container outside Tallahassee's Thomasville Road Walmart is waiting to be filled with food for Big Bend families. Adams Radio Group and Tallahassee Ford are collecting nonperishable donations for Second Harvest until the container is full, with monetary gifts also accepted online at HOT1049.com.
   

2. Riley Elementary families seek answers after assistant principal is reassigned (wtxl.com) — Riley Elementary families and educators are questioning an assistant principal's reassignment, saying students have lost a trusted source of support. At a northwest Tallahassee town hall, teacher Leah Hutchins reported worsening morale and behavior since Gladys Robinson-Calloway left. The district says October's leadership swap was intended to create teams that work better together.
   

3. Leon County Ranks First in Home Affordability for Two-Parent Households (tallahasseereports.com) — Leon County leads a comparison of housing affordability for married couples with children across 37 larger Florida counties. Using 2024 data, the analysis puts the median home price at 2.4 times those families' median income. That advantage doesn't describe all Tallahassee households, and the calculation excludes mortgage rates, insurance, taxes and other ownership costs.
   

4. Austin Peay Cross Country Sends Five to NCAA South Regional (clarksvilleonline.com) — Apalachee Regional Park hosts NCAA South Regional cross country competition Friday, with five Austin Peay runners joining the field in Tallahassee. Shaye Foster and Holly Harding compete in the women's 6K at 7:30 a.m., followed by three teammates in the men's 10K at 8:30 a.m.
   

5. Phoenix-Mesa Gateway ranks No. 3 among cheapest airports in U.S. (azbigmedia.com) — Tallahassee International Airport had the highest average domestic airfare among 200 airports examined by ConsumerVoice.org, at $667.08 per ticket. The study covers the first half of 2026, when the national average reached $440.92, and appears in a report focused on cheaper options for Arizona travelers.
   

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  • Youngish black lab, Felix, showed up in our yard today on Tram between WW Kelly & St Joe.
    Phone number on collar is barely legible. No luck trying all the numbers it might have been. We’re leaving town, so will bring him to the shelter in… (Nextdoor Hidden Lakes)
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    Found a pit bull mix on our front porch. We are in Astoria park near Salmon Drive, please message me with a picture of him if he is yours! (Nextdoor Astoria Park)
  • National Mentor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Activities Coordinator in Tallahassee. Apply here.
  • Centennial Bank - Home BancShares, Inc. posted a job opening for Teller Supervisor in Tallahassee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tallahassee here.

Ok Tallahassee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "did you know 10+10 = 11+11?" — 10+10=20...11+11=20 too (Thank you Martin C. for sending it in!)
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