The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold their monthly membership meeting on Tuesday, June 25, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm at the Capital City Country Club. There will be a panel discussion about trade school opportunities by Rocky Hanna, Leon County Superintendent of Schools and Curtis Richardson, City of Tallahassee Commissioner and […]
On June 12th Police Chief Michael DeLeo notified Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad he planned to resign effective July 6. Goad announced that Major Steve Outlaw, a 32 year veteran of TPD, will serve as Interim Chief and a nationwide search will begin immediately to permanently fill the position. In his resignation letter to the […]
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the state’s top elected Democrat, on Monday welcomed President Donald Trump to the state by blasting him and other Republicans on women’s rights. Fried posted a video on social media, highlighting a speech she gave to Florida Democrats during the state party’s annual Leadership Blue gathering this month. In that […]
Businesses and Consumers Slack off as Spring Sets in Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI), a measure of the city’s economic growth, recently released numbers ending March 2019. Following a 7.42 point breakthrough in February, the Index saw a setback of 4.42 points from 49.38 to 44.96 in March. “The local economy took […]
By Derek Satterfield, Seminoles.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State has 12 representatives on Phil Steele’s preseason All-ACC teams released this week. The group is led by junior defensive tackle Marvin Wilson. The Houston native earned second-team All-America honors and first-team All-ACC recognition, continuing his ascent among the best interior linemen in the nation. Wilson recorded 42 […]
By Seminoles.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Making its first international trip since 2002, the Florida State Volleyball team will be heading to Europe from June 22-July 2, in what will be a unique combination of competition, travel and cultural experiences for the 2019 Seminoles. The Noles will travel between Italy, Slovenia and Austria over the 11-day […]
By Shelley Lopez, FSU News For more than 20 years, Andrew Brady has been an invaluable asset to the advancement of Florida State University. Brady, who serves as associate director of Institutional Research, has transformed the way FSU capitalizes on data, and for his efforts, he’s been selected as the 2019 Max Carraway Employee of […]
By Veronique George, FAMU News Florida A&M University (FAMU) will receive $13.7 million in new funding for the 2019-2020 fiscal year as part of the Florida Board of Governors (BOG) Performance-Based Funding allocation. During this week’s Board meeting in Tampa, Fla., FAMU President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., and other State University System presidents presented their annual Accountability Plans, which describe short- and long-term goals for each institution. Today, the BOG approved FAMU’s 2019 Accountability Plan, which outlines aggressive strategies and […]
By John Haughey, The Center Square The new rules regulating Florida’s petition-driven ballot measure process were introduced as a raft of 11th hour amendments onto an unrelated bill and adopted by the House and Senate in the last hour of the legislative session. The bill was then signed into law without comment by Gov. Ron […]
It appears that on Wednesday around 4:30 p.m. someone intentionally set fire to the celebrant chairs inside St. Thomas More Catholic church which is located near the FSU campus. The Tallahassee Fire Department responded to the fire at 900 W. Tennessee Street. Rector John Cayer told WCTV that “My first initial reaction to this is […]