Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, the Leon County School Board approved Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to hire Wagstaff & Cartmell and four firms as co-counsel to represent the Board in a lawsuit against social media companies Several local school districts in the […]
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Business After Hours will be hosted by Jeri’s at Market Street on Thursday, January 11, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST. Jeri’s is located at 1370-1 Market Street Tallahassee, FL 32312. The Chamber notes that Business After Hours “is the perfect opportunity to establish new relationships, […]
Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County School Board business meeting on January 10, 2024. The Leon County School Board recognized the FHSAA State Champion Chiles High School Timberwolves United Flag Football Team and the individual Chiles High School Swim and Dive Team FHSAA State Champions. The Board approved Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The ban of cell phones by one of Florida’s largest school districts – Orange County (Orlando) – is making national news and raising questions about the use of cell phones by students. Get the details. Today is […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — With his presidential campaign in the background, Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual State of the State address Tuesday to tout Florida’s accomplishments — while offering few new details of priorities for the 2024 legislative session. DeSantis’ speech in the state House chamber formally launched […]
The City of Tallahassee issued a press release this evening related to a shooting incident that occurred earlier in the day. The release is provided below: Today, just after 12:30 p.m., an officer with the Tallahassee Police Department was dispatched to a report of a domestic disturbance at the Greens at Old St. Augustine Apartments, […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that November 2023 passenger traffic increased 11.7% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 8,212 from the 70,013 reported during November 2022 to 78,225 in November 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 20.1% for […]
Lawton Chiles High School recently named Bill Ragans as the new head coach for the Chiles Football Team. Ragans has been a part of the Chiles Football program for six years and is a former FSU football player. He was also the head coach at Leon High School for five years before moving to Chiles. […]
The ban of cell phones by one of Florida’s largest school districts – Orange County (Orlando) – is making national news and raising questions about the use of cell phones by students. Following the recent Florida law requiring public school districts to ban cellphones during instructional time, the New York Times released an article questioning […]
By Priscilla West On November 14th, Leon County School Board Chair Rosanne Wood moved to replace “gender” with “gender identity” in the district’s nondiscrimination statement. The amendment was approved in a 4-1 vote, with only member Alva Striplin in opposition. This seemingly innocuous change has important implications. While Florida law no longer allows classroom instruction […]