Local Stories

Explore the most recent videos and articles from the Local Routes team. Interested in full episodes? Head on over to our full episodes page to watch the latest or something from the archives.

Beloved singer and creator of the Local Routes theme song passes away

Remembering singer-songwriter Kathryn Belle Long who passed away May 23, 2023.

Three WFSU Local Routes videos win major awards For stories about our community

See the three Local Routes videos that took top honors at the 2022 Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists awards.

Exploring Tallahassee’s May History Day-By-Day

Exploration of historic moments on the various days of May across the years in the North Florida and South Georgia region.

Florida Footprints: 500 years of North Florida History

500 years of North Florida History explored in a 7part documentary series. Follow the footsteps of the men and women who created what we know today as the Sunshine State 

The Vision and History behind the Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park

Digging into the history of one of the Tallahassee region's most unique public gardens.

Exploring Tallahassee’s April history day-by-day

Exploration of historic moments on the various days of April across the years in the North Florida and South Georgia region

The Story of Scigirls Summer Camps

Story Originally Posted October 20, 2022 Video by Rheannah Wynter, Article by Suzanne Smith

Happy National Learn About Butterflies Day!

National Learn About Butterflies Day on March 14 may not provide us with a day off of school or work, but according...

Valdosta Man Battles Glaucoma With A Paintbrush and a Positive Attitude

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference” ...

Exploring Tallahassee’s March history day-by-day

The COVID-19 Virus. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) March 1, 2020 COVID-19 Arrives...

Florida’s Ernest “Boots” Thomas & the Flag at Iwo Jima In World War II

Sergeant Ernest Ivy "Boots Thomas Jr., who grew up in  Monticello, Florida, was one of the men who...

Exploring Tallahassee’s February history day-by-day.

Exploration of historic moments on the various days of February across the years.