The Florida Commission on Ethics voted to accept a settlement in the case against former Tallahassee City Manage Rick Fernandez. The investigation found that Fernandez accepted Florida State University skybox tickets for football games from local lobbyist and city vendor Adam Corey. The investigation also found that Fernandez received a $5,000 catering discount at the […]
Data housed by the Florida Department of Education shows that students in Leon County Schools that chose home education grew 44% from 2016 to 2018. This growth rate is over five times the 7.7% rate recorded for the state of Florida. The data shows that in 2016 there 1,406 homeshooled students in Leon County. This […]
On Monday, March 11th, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will hold a public meeting to discuss Phase 1 of the Northeast Gateway project which constructs a four-lane Welaunee Boulevard from Fleischmann Road to Shamrock Road in Killearn Estates. A review of project plans shows that Phase 2 of the Northeast Gateway will connect Shamrock to Mahan […]
Light the Way is a Scholarship Gala, raising scholarships for students who rely on tuition assistance to attend Community Christian School (CCS). This year’s gala will take place on March 9 from 5-9pm at the FSU University Club. This event began last year, with speaker Pam Tebow, raising $150,000 benefiting 75 students. These students received […]
This Saturday, March 9, A Women’s Pregnancy Center will host one of its biggest fundraisers of the year: Walk for Life 2019. The walk – aimed at raising money for helping women and men, who are at risk of choosing an abortion, choose life – will take place at the Tallahassee Car Museum (6800 Mahan […]
During a two-hour meeting, approximately 50 Killearn Estates residents voiced concerns over the proposed Northeast Gateway and the controversy over possibly selling land at the Thomasville Road entrance to the neighborhood. The meeting was held at the Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) headquarters located on Killarney Way. The least controversial of the two issues was KHA’s […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida While focusing heavily on now-familiar priorities such as the environment and education, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday used his first State of the State address to emphasize a need to take “bold” action. In a 34-minute speech to lawmakers gathered in a joint session in the flower-filled […]
On Monday, March 4, Heather Haddon and Esther Fung of the WSJ reported that Amazon’s “latest plans threaten to steal sales of some of the [grocery] industry’s more profitable products.” According to their reporting, “The e-commerce giant plans to launch urban grocery stores that could offer a spectrum of goods that includes beauty products alongside […]
This Wednesday the Tallahassee City Commission will consider a new site selection process for the proposed public safety campus as recommended by city staff. The staff recommendation comes after two town hall meetings revealed concerns about the proposed location near South Monroe and Orange Avenue. Recommended Site Selection Process The staff’s proposed site selection process […]
By Kathleen Haughney, FSU News Florida State University has been awarded nearly $8 million from Triumph Gulf Coast as part of a major 10-year initiative to restore Apalachicola Bay and revive the region’s imperiled oyster industry. The project — the Apalachicola Bay Systems Initiative — will be funded by a grant from Triumph Gulf Coast, […]