LOCAL NEWS Now that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow has announced a run for mayor, the race to fill his seat is underway. One of the candidates who has filed is Talethia Edwards. Two students at different high schools were arrested on Friday for having weapons on campus. The Kearney Center emergency shelter is now providing medical […]
On Friday Leon County deputies say a 15-year-old Godby High School student in the 9th grade was arrested for having a gun on campus. According to deputies, the student left the classroom without permission, telling the teacher he was leaving campus. The teacher immediately notified school administration. The student was located by school staff and […]
By Margie Menzel, WFSU The Kearney Center emergency shelter is now providing medical care to its clients for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. The nonprofit Doctors United has a full clinic onsite at the Kearney Center. Practitioners will provide primary care to patients aged 13 and older. The Center’s CEO, Sonya Wilson, says […]
The Tallahassee State College (TSC) District Board of Trustees elected Trustee Eugene Lamb, Jr. as the new Board Chair at its meeting on August 18. He succeeds Trustee Karen Moore. Long-time trustee Frank Messersmith was elected Vice-Chair. Trustee Lamb is known for deep-rooted connections to the College and community. Initially appointed in 2007 by Governor […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t backing away from a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades after a federal judge ordered his administration to begin dismantling the facility, as environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe gear up for the next stage of the legal battle. U.S. District […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on August 20, 2025. Consent Agenda Approval. After pulling item 8.01, the remaining consent agenda items (8.02 through 8.08) were moved for approval and passed unanimously 5-0. 9.01: (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.01) The city commission voted 5-0 to accept two Department of Juvenile […]
James Moore & Co., P.L. (James Moore) recently announce the firm has once again been recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) as one of the nation’s top 200 public accounting firms. This is the 16th straight year that James Moore has made IPA’s annual list, with the firm moving up four spots from last year […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses city’s stance on fire service fee controversy. Tallahassee City Commissioners want to explore their options regarding legal action around a state law passed this year pushing local governments to enter into immigration enforcement agreements with ICE. FLORIDA NEWS A federal judge has ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent […]
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday estimated 5,941 initial unemployment claims were filed last week in Florida, down from a revised count of 6,448 during the week that ended Aug. 9. Since the start of April, the state has averaged 6,621 first-time claims a week. Nationally, an estimated […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A federal judge has ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent to the state’s immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades and known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The judge also called upon the government to begin dismantling much of the facility. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams of the Southern District […]