Lake Jackson

When Parwez "P.A." Alam took over the administrator's job in 1989, there were no parks under the county's purview. Now there are more than 3,000 acres of recreational parks with the latest site bearing his name.

Officials say the two human skulls found during the recent Lake Jackson dry-down are likely ancient remains.

Every decade or two, the water in Tallahassee’s Lake Jackson drains out of the lake through a sinkhole into the Floridan aquifer below, leaving a mostly dry lakebed behind. The latest dry down started just a few weeks ago. Some worry it’s a sad marker of the changing climate, but scientists say its actually a sign of a healthy lake.

Northwest Tallahassee has a new library. On Tuesday morning, Leon County commissioners cut the ribbon at the Lake Jackson Branch Library in the Huntington…