Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs May 11, 2021
Listed below are notes from the May 11th Leon County School Board meeting. Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized the Technology Information Services Department…
Year: 2021
Rickards High School Science Olympiad Team Headed to National Stage
The Rickards High School Science Olympiad team was recognized at the May 11th Leon County School Board meeting. The team placed first…
Leon County Votes to Implement Phase 3 Re-opening Plan
The Leon County Commission voted unanimously to direct the County Administrator to implement Phase 3 of the Leon County COVID-19 Response and…
Nine Candidates in Running for FSU Presidency
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nine candidates vying to become president of Florida State University, including a…
Leon County Votes to Make Election Day a Paid Holiday
At today’s Leon County Commission meeting, elected officials voted to make Election Day a paid holiday for all county employees. The proposal…
Weekly Report Ending May 9th: Cases Down, Hospitalizations and Positivity Rate Up
TR’s weekly report (May 3 – May 9) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
Leon County to Schedule Workshop with City to Address Homelessness
During the next Leon County Commissioners meeting, the Board will consider the request to schedule a workshop with the City of Tallahassee…
Investigation of Chiles Football Coach Raises Questions
An investigation by Chiles High School administrators into a complaint lodged against the school’s football coach, Kevin Pettis, has determined that the…
Florida Government Weekly Roundup
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that he and allies have “embraced the science” of vaccine effectiveness,…
LCS School Choice Lottery Completed
The school choice lottery for the Leon County 2021 school year was completed on March 22. Leon High ranked the highest with…
Universities to Return to ‘Pre-COVID Operations’
By The News Service of Florida Florida’s state universities are expected to return to pre-coronavirus operations during the upcoming school year, including…
Weekly Report Ending May 2nd: Hospitalizations Down, Cases, Positivity Up
TR’s weekly report (April 26 – May 2) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…