UPDATE TWO Chris Petley, the LCS Communications Coordinator, in a text message to TR, said that LCS officials were at Cobb Middle School today to look into allegations by parents and that Principal Hembree was not at school. He also said that Superintendent Rocky Hanna was at the school to talk to parents and teachers. […]
As first reported by FloridaPolitics.com, a new survey from St. Pete Polls finds Floridians support the Legislature’s proposals to ban sanctuary cities and wants the body to keep the current 60 percent threshold for amendments to the Florida Constitution. The poll of 2,227 registered voters found that 31 percent said they thought the Legislature was […]
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The guilty plea was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Between […]
Today former Tallahassee mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum agreed to a settlement with the Florida Commission on Ethics related to trips he took with city lobbyist Adam Corey to New York and Costa Rica. Gillum’s attorney, Barry Richard, told reporters that in the settlement Gillum admits he took a gift from city lobbyist […]
Tallahassee-based Prime Meridian Bank has announced its expansion into the Lakeland, Florida market. The Bank opened a full-service location at 3340 South Florida Avenue, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Lakeland is ranked as the 20th most populated city in Florida with approximately 112,000 inhabitants. However, Lakeland is part of the 7th ranked Metropolitan Statistical Area […]
By Michael W. Petty, St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral By all measures, American culture is becoming increasingly secular. According to the Pew Research Center’s authoritative Religious Landscape Survey, 22.8% of Americans now identify themselves as having no religion at all (they are often designated as “nones”). Many observers of American Christianity now say that we now […]
The database below returns the pavement condition of approximately 6,466 city street segments. The data was provided by the City of Tallahassee’s Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure department. If the street name you enter has more than one word, best results will be returned if you use ” ” around the entry.
By Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After rallying and testimony from numerous activists on both sides of the issue, a Senate panel Monday approved a proposal that would require minors to receive parental consent before having abortions. The Senate Health Policy Committee voted 5-4 to support the bill (SB 1774), sponsored […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers are ready for the big dance. The Florida House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an $89.9 billion spending plan, setting the stage for the annual ritual of negotiating a budget with the Senate. Big picture, the House and Senate are about $400 million apart, […]
Tallahassee leaders on a fact-finding trip to Greenville, S.C. were given tours of two Greenville-Spartanburg transportation assets on Tuesday. The first tour was of the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP). The GSP serves more than 2.3 million passengers each year with access to six major airlines. Combined, these airlines offer an average of 50 nonstop daily departures with […]