Florida, Other States Lose Obama Care Challenge

By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE —…

FSU Poised for Change at the Top

Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The…

City Confirms TMH Board of Director Selections

The Tallahassee City Commission confirmed the election of Beth Corum,…

City Makes Donation to Big Bend Habitat for Humanity

The City Commission approved the donation of city-owned lots and…

Florida Black Republican Hasn’t Been Allowed to Join Congressional Black Caucus

A Florida Black Republican congressman blasted the Congressional Black Caucus…

LCS Awards School Security Contract

The Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved 5-0, the district…

Business

Market District to Get 100,000 Sq-Ft Self-Storage Project

A commercial building permit has been recorded with the City of Tallahassee for a 104,000 square-foot self-storage unit to be located…

By Steve Stewart on May 30, 20215 Comments

April Leon County Single-Family Home Sales Up 12.7%

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 12.7% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one…

By Staff on May 29, 20211 Comment

Local

Northeast Gateway Moves Forward with 9-3 Vote

During a special Blueprint IA meeting on Tuesday elected officials…

By Steve Stewart on June 16, 20217 Comments

LCS Approves Construction Items at June 16th Board Meeting

At the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting, officials…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 16, 2021No Comment

LCS Board Meeting Briefs June 16, 2021

Listed below are notes from the June 16th Leon County…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 16, 20212 Comments

LCS Title 1 Schools to Receive $10 Million Grant in 2021-22

During this Tuesday’s meeting the Leon County School Board will…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 15, 20214 Comments

National

Florida

Why did Nikki Fried’s PAC Spend $25,000 in May on Legal Services?

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who announced her campaign for governor on June 1, released the names of several new campaign hires this week. Among those names was Aria…

By Steve Stewart on June 15, 20217 Comments

DeSantis Backs Moment of Silence in Schools

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — Touting the measure as a way of allowing students to “reflect and be able to pray as they…

By The News Service of Florida on June 15, 202113 Comments

Florida’s New Voting Law Implements Grand Jury Recommendations

Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed SB 90 into law. The bill, which addressed elections, has been derided as a “Jim Crow” tactic and characterized as voter suppression by political opponents. However, in…

By Staff on June 13, 20219 Comments

Opinion

Pray, if Not for Unity, then for Sanity and Civility

Many Christians lay claim to Bible verses meant at a certain time for a specific person or nation,…

By Steve Post on December 20, 20203 Comments

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LCS Announces Teacher Resignations

Editor’s note: This report was published to let people…

By Staff on June 13, 2021

Red Hills Academy Charter School Files Appeal with DOE

Red Hills Academy filed an appeal on June 4th,…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 12, 2021

Hanna Announces Masks will be Optional Beginning this Summer

Superintendent Rocky Hanna announced today that masks will be…

By Staff on June 11, 2021

Leon County Schools Announces New Principals

Six schools will begin the 2021-2022 school year with…

By Staff on June 7, 2021

County Commission Approves $1.8 Million in Tourist Tax Monies for TLH Arts

During the Leon County Commission meeting Tuesday evening, the…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 9, 2021

Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil Provides Law Enforcement Update

Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil updated the Leon County…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 9, 2021

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs – Jun 8, 2021

The Leon County Commission met June 8, 2021. Provided…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 9, 2021

CSC Seeks $400K Loan from Leon County to Fund Initial Operations

On Tuesday June 8th, the Leon County Commission will…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 7, 2021

Chief Revell Addresses Politicians, Use of Force, and Staffing Levels

The Chief of Police Lawrence Revell appeared on The…

By Lynsey Kirk on June 11, 2021

Betton Road to Close June 14th for 10 Months

Starting on Monday, June 14, Betton Road will close…

By Staff on June 9, 2021

Tallahassee Awarded Coveted LEED Gold Certification

On June 2nd the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)…

By Gianmarco Ramirez on June 8, 2021

City Approves Contract with Police Union

At the June 2 city commission meeting, the Tallahassee…

By Steve Stewart on June 3, 2021

Chiles High School Hires New Boys, Girls Basketball Coaches

Chiles High School recently appointed new head coaches for…

By Lynsey Kirk on May 20, 2021

High School Playmakers: Demps, Campbell and Williams

Student-athletes in Leon County face the everyday struggle of…

By Ari Payne on October 5, 2020

Chiles High School Lacrosse Team Supports Coach After Cancer Diagnosis

The Chiles boys lacrosse team showed support for coach…

By Lexie Pitzen on February 26, 2020

Chiles Football Field to be Converted to Artificial Turf

The Chiles Regional Football Field could soon be converted…

By Steve Stewart on February 12, 2019

Idaho, North Carolina Centers Show Potential Benefits of Project Mango

Now that the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency has voted to…

By Steve Stewart on May 28, 2021

Leon County Adds 518 Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Steady at 4.6%

The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,951…

By Staff on May 27, 2021

Project Mango Targeted Business Application

Provided below is the Targeted Business Program application form…

By Staff on May 26, 2021

Blueprint to Address Major Economic Development Projects

The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) is scheduled to address…

By Staff on May 26, 2021

Exclusive

City to Approve $600,000 Grant Application for Disabled Transportation Program

At Wednesday’s meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission is expected to approve the staff’s request to submit the FY 2021-2022 Florida Commission for the Transportation…

By Staff on June 15, 20213 Comments

Killearn Homeowners Association Releases Statement Ahead of NE Gateway Vote

The Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) released a statement supporting the NE Gateway project ahead of a special Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) meeting. The special…

By Steve Stewart on June 13, 202111 Comments

Nikki Fried PAC Pays $25k for “Legal Services” to International Law Firm

The latest financial reports filed with Florida Department of State show that the PAC tied to Nikki Fried – Florida Consumers First – paid…

By Steve Stewart on June 11, 20216 Comments

Education Board Backs Controversial History Guidelines

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against critical race theory, the State Board of Education…

By The News Service of Florida on June 10, 202114 Comments

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Coverage of Amendment 4 Shows Why Florida Media Can’t Be Trusted

The Florida legacy media can’t be trusted to publish the truth. Period. And by legacy media I mean…

By Steve Stewart on June 30, 2019

Florida

Demings Launches U.S. Senate Bid

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With the theme “Never Tire,” Orlando Democratic Congresswoman…

By The News Service of Florida on June 9, 2021