Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on September 11, 2024. Item 8.01 The City Commission voted to move forward with a $900,000 matching grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Terminal Modernization – Elevator & Air Handler Improvements Project included in the Airport’s approved Capital Improvement Program […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest of a Griffin Middle School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. The Village Square’s God Squad will be back beginning Monday, September 16 at noon to kick off their 15th year. The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold a […]
The Village Square’s God Squad will be back beginning Monday, September 16 at noon to kick off their 15th year of high-minded conversations on current controversial topics at the intersection of faith and politics — as they continue to (respectfully) ignore our moms’ advice to never discuss politics and religion in polite company. For people […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest of a Griffin Middle School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. On Thursday morning, September 12th, a 13-year-old Griffin Middle School student arrived on campus with an odor of marijuana. School administrators conducted a search of his bookbag and found a loaded handgun. […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Authors of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” and parents of students have reached a settlement with the Nassau County school district that will lead to 36 books returning to school libraries after being removed last year, according to court documents filed this week. […]
This Saturday at noon the Seminoles will host the Memphis Tigers in Doak Campbell on ESPN. Memphis is 2-0 with wins over North Alabama and Troy. FSU is 10-7-1 against the Tigers in the series history. The last time these 2 schools matched up was in 1990, FSU prevailed 35-3. Mike Norvell was 38-15 in […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2. The Greater Frenchtown Southside Citizens Advisory Committee recently held a meeting and concluded that the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency […]
On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2, with Mayor John Dailey, and City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne William-Cox supporting the proposed budget and […]
The Chiles Timberwolves hosted the Leon Lions on Tuesday night in a crosstown volleyball matchup on military appreciation night. Although the Timberwolves won in straight sets, Leon made them earn it with the first two sets being tight. The first two sets were 25-16 and 25-23 respectively, while Chiles ran away with the third set […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida appellate-court panel heard arguments Wednesday in a two-state legal battle between Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference over issues such as sports media rights Attorneys for the ACC went to the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of Appeal in June seeking to […]