By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Eleven candidates, mostly incumbents, won legislative races Friday as they did not draw opponents before a qualifying deadline, while the Florida Democratic Party hit a goal of having candidates vie for every seat up for election. Two Democrats — former House members Carlos Guillermo Smith of Orlando […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS A man is in the hospital after a shooting at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of Trimble Road. According to the Tallahassee Police Department, the shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. and they are currently looking […]
At the June 19th Tallahassee city commission meeting, elected officials voted unanimously to negotiate a contract with RedSpeed Florida, LLC. for the City of Tallahassee School Speed Zone Enforcement program. Under the program, revenues will be generated based on the issuance of the notice of violation. Amounts will be dependent upon the method of implementation, […]
Republican Spencer Brass, a Tallahassee real estate investor, qualified to run for Florida House District 9 on Thursday, a seat currently held by Democrat state Rep. Allison Tant. Tant, who was first elected in 2020, was unopposed in 2022 after redistricting made the seat more favorable to Republicans. The majority of voters in House District […]
By The News Service of Florida House and Senate leaders rushed to assure about 200 legislative workers that “they do not need to worry” after Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday slashed more than $56 million from part of the state budget that pays for “legislative support services.” DeSantis’ vetoes included roughly $28.3 million for the […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On June 10, 2024, the Children’s Service Council of Leon County (CSC) held a finance and budget meeting to review the millage rate for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. Six people are under arrest and charged with involvement […]
Another high school baseball season has come to an end with a number of local teams finishing successful seasons. Lincoln High School finished the season with an 18-12 record and with the MaxPreps highest final state ranking among Leon county teams coming in ranked 23rd statewide. Lincoln finished ranked 3rd in the 5A Class after […]
On June 10, 2024, the Children’s Service Council of Leon County (CSC) held a finance and budget meeting to review the millage rate for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. For FY 2023-24, the Council approved a total budget of $9,633,960 with a millage rate of 0.3477. The final vote on the 2024-25 millage rate will take […]
By Jim Turner & Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a $116.5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, after vetoing close to $950 million in spending approved by lawmakers in March. “Some of the stuff I don’t think was appropriate for state tax dollars,” DeSantis […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS At the June 11th Leon County Commission meeting, county staff provided a final report on the Targeted Emergency Assistance Microgrant (TEAM) Leon Program established by the Board to provide immediate assistance to individuals and businesses impacted by […]