At the November 19th Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved sending several members of the school board to a Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) conference in Tampa, Florida. This comes at the recommendation of Superintendent Rocky Hanna. Board policy requires that all out-of-county travel be approved in advance by the School Board. The […]
By The News Service of Florida Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz ended speculation Friday about whether he would return to his Northwest Florida seat when the new Congress takes office in January. “I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” Gaetz said in a podcast interview with Turning Point USA founder and President Charlie […]
President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former White House aide Brooke Rollins for secretary of agriculture Saturday. The announcement—part of a rapid pace of appointments—closes out Trump’s list of 15 Cabinet advisers requiring Senate confirmation. Among the final nominations announced this weekend were hedge fund manager Scott Bessent—an advocate for tax cuts and deficit reform—to lead the Treasury Department. Trump also […]
After an October 30, 2024, hearing before Circuit Judge Stephen Everett, on November 22, 2024, the Court issued a written order dismissing murder charges related to a 2022 incident. The decision to dismiss the charges was based on a stand your ground defense. Provided below is a detailed narrative from the Office of the State […]
LOCAL NEWS Northeast Tallahassee flexed its electoral muscle in the city commission race pitting incumbent City Commissioner Curtis Richardson against challenger Dot Inman-Johnson, propelling Richardson to a narrow victory. A month after a video surfaced showing a Tallahassee Police officer pull over the top Leon County Democratic leader, a policing expert is saying the officer […]
On Nov. 15, Alex Parker (Jr.) (pictured on the left) competed in the two-day 3A FHSAA state tournament at the Mission Inn Resort located in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fl. This year Parker was the only golfer from Leon County to qualify for the boy’s state tournament as an individual. Parker started the tournament off with a round […]
On Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the ACC Network Extra/Tubi, the Seminoles will host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. Charleston Southern is 1-10 on the season with a win against Furman and losses to the Citadel, Richmond, Tennessee State, Western Illinois, Lindenwood, Southeastern Missouri State, Tennessee Tech, Gardner-Webb, Tennessee Martin and Eastern Illinois. FSU is 2-0 […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was part of President-elect Donald Trump’s defense team during his first impeachment trial, was nominated Thursday by Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general. The appointment came hours after former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from […]
Northeast Tallahassee flexed its electoral muscles in the city commission race pitting incumbent City Commissioner Curtis Richardson against challenger Dot Inman-Johnson, propelling Richardson to a narrow victory. The hotly contested race, which would have flipped control of the city commission to the progressive movement, was decided by less 1,200 votes. The Numbers Richardson received 42,020 […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee is getting its first wave of Wawa fuel stations, starting with one located at 1495 Capital Circle Northwest. On November 19th, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approved funding for a new public relations and digital marketing services initiative. Get the details. On November 19th, the Leon County Board of County […]