Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on May 22, 2023.__ The Board considered an item, without any motion to vote attached to the item, that allowed for a public hearing regarding the adoption of new elementary social studies instructional materials. Numerous members of the public rose […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on May 10, 2023.__ The city commission approved an agenda item that moves forward the grant recommendations for the Tourist Development Tax funding to the Challenger Learning Center, LeMoyne Art Foundation and Indaba, Inc., Florida Litfest, Inc., Tallahassee Symphony, Inc. & […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on May 9, 2023.__ The LCS school board approved an articulation agreement between LCS and Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in the Career and Technical Education field establishing a relationship between LCS students and TCC’s Career Pathways specialists. According tot the […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting that took place on May 9, 2023.__The county commission considered a program proposal report from the Mount Olive Affordable Housing and Community Development Corporation for an officer-in-resident program in high-crime areas, particularly in Bond, Griffin Heights, and South City. The proposal has the goal […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on April 26, 2023.__ The city commission heard a legislative update from Thomas Whitley from Strategic Solutions. After Whitley’s presentation on the current state of Florida lawmaking and its impact on local municipalities, Commissioner Jeremy Matlow offered up his thoughts on […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on April 25, 2023.__ The school board heard a presentation from the Council on the Status of Men and Boys, a part of Leon County. The presentation was designed to simply be informative, and the presentation was given by Royle […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board (Board) meeting that took place on April 11, 2023.__ The Board pulled an agenda item out of the consent agenda, meaning it was determined to have value for a brief debate and discussion. The Board had a brief conversation regarding the upcoming workshop the […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on March 30, 2023.__ The Board approved a Superintendent recommendation to adopt a change order for Ferrara Consultants and Space Age Roof Tech, LLC. Sealey Elementary School, Roof Replacement Project. The contract amount will be increased by $145,788.35. The original […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting that took place on February 21, 2023.__ Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil provided a presentation to the commission updating them on LCSO’s HOST Program, which is designed to address issues of homelessness in Leon County. McNeil said that he is well aware that the […]
The Tallahassee-based Community Leadership Academy (CLA) Lions boys basketball team won the 1A Florida Independent Christian Athletic Association (FICAA) state championship on February 11. The Lions defeated the Beacon of Hope Christian School Eagles, out of St. Augustine, in the state title game in blowout fashion, 70-29. In the championship game, the first quarter ended […]