According to school newspaper accounts, the Lively Building in Tallahassee is said to be haunted by an unexplained, unsettling presence, particularly on its third floor. The building was formerly home to Lively Vocational-Technical Center, a school that closed in 2011. While specific ghost stories or tragedies are not widely documented, a school newspaper published in 2024 shared the experiences of past custodians and students who encountered "weird" or "unexplained energy". A former custodian reported that his radio would act strangely whenever he was on the third floor of the building. The disruption in a modern, electronic device suggests a non-natural disturbance to those who believe in paranormal activity. A staff member quoted in the school newspaper, when asked if they believed in ghosts, referred to the phenomenon as "energy that is out there that's unexplained." This perspective suggests that the encounters are not necessarily tied to a classic ghostly figure but rather a feeling of an unusual, unsettling atmosphere. Other individuals cited in the article spoke of a general feeling of eeriness at the site, which once housed an educational facility. The collective experience of a strange atmosphere, particularly on the building's highest level, has cemented its place in local lore as a haunted location.