By the News Service of Florida Florida motorists paid an average of $2.79 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline Monday, down 12 cents from a week earlier. And the average price is expected to remain under the $3 mark as millions of Floridians are expected to hit the roads for the end-of-the-year holidays, according to […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County School District is moving full-speed-ahead to bring the county’s displaced Head Start program into elementary schools that have unused space as enrollment numbers decline. Steve Stewart discusses the latest on the 4-3 vote against allowing for more single-family construction in Leon County. Obituary: Dr. John Robert Sanders, 78, passed away […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix The push by Gov. Ron DeSantis and state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo to repeal some of the state’s vaccine requirements for public schools and day care kicked off Friday with a lengthy and contentious hearing held in a hotel in Florida’s Panhandle. Ladapo made the call to get rid of […]
As the high school golf season comes to a close, Tallahassee Reports is highlighting the top girl golfers across Leon County. The players were evaluated using a combination of their IWR rating, their season-long scoring average, and overall performance in key tournaments. The iWR, or Iwanamaker rating, “is a measure of a golfer’s skill level […]
As the high school golf season comes to a close, Tallahassee Reports is highlighting the top boys golfers across Leon County. After a fall filled with standout performances and clutch tournament play, we’ve compiled our final rankings of the county’s top five players. The players were evaluated using a combination of their IWR rating, their […]
On Nov. 22, Gulf Coast State College’s (GCSC) volleyball season came to an end after winning the third place game in the NJCAA Division II women’s volleyball championship. The Lady Commodores finished the season with an overall record of 32-5 and a conference record of 19-1. Leon High School alum Keira Mathis played a pivotal […]
On Nov. 22nd, three different classifications of cross-country state meets took place at Apalachee Regional Park including multiple Leon County schools. The Chiles girls cross country team was the only Leon County team to win a state title placing first in the FHSAA 3A meet. 1A Maclay and Community Christian (CCS) both had multiple runners […]
On Nov. 11th, Nov. 14th and Nov, 18th, three different classification’s of FHSAA golf state tournaments took place, featuring four schools from Leon County. All of the tournaments were played over two days, included two rounds, and took place at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL. Participating Leon County schools included Florida High, Maclay, Lincoln […]
On Oct. 24th, the Stanford swim team competed against No. 3 ranked Arizona State and No. 4 ranked California in a tri-meet double dual format at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center and California’s Spieker Aquatic Complex over the course of two days. Tri-Meet Vs No.3 ASU and No.4 CAL The Cardinal set the pace early on Day […]
On Nov. 15th, Chiles, Leon and Lincoln high schools competed in the swimming and diving FHSAA 3A state meet at the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training Center located in Ocala, FL. Boys As a team, Chiles placed fifth overall with 155 total points while medaling in three different events. Chiles’ lead swimmer, Owen Ekk, won […]