By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two challenges to a 2023 law that allows judges to impose death sentences without unanimous jury recommendations. Ruling in cases from Duval and Bay counties, the Supreme Court backed the constitutionality of the law, which the Legislature and Gov. Ron […]
LOCAL NEWS City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter released statements critical of the proposed deal brokered between the City of Tallahassee and Florida State University involving the sale of city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. Obituary: James White Hazlip, Jr. (Jim), who was born in Greenville, Mississippi on June 23, 1950, […]
The latest MaxPreps high school basketball rankings are out. The tables pictured below are the rankings for the boys and girls Leon County high school basketball teams based on current record, overall rating and strength of schedule as shown in MaxPreps. The stats used in this edition of high school basketball rankings were updated on […]
LOCAL NEWS Florida State University and Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad have agreed to a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will serve as the basis for the transfer of all city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc. (TMH) FLORIDA NEWS The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a lawsuit alleging an […]
As the college basketball season started in early November, two Florida High alumni have made a notable contribution to their new teams. Tre Donaldson and Tonie Morgan are not only both alumni from the same high school but they both transferred to different teams to finish their senior season on a high note. Tonie Morgan […]
By: Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a lawsuit alleging an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis that designated the group as a “terrorist” organization is unconstitutionally “punitive and discriminatory” and exceeded the governor’s authority. The lawsuit accused DeSantis of targeting the country’s leading Muslim-rights organization […]
By: Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida With a judge slated to hear arguments this week, the state is trying to short-circuit constitutional challenges to a new law that blocks cities and counties from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans. Attorneys for state officials argued in two motions late Friday that […]
LOCAL NEWS Nearly 100 Griffin Middle School students considered “at-risk” got a reality check on Friday. It was the first in a series of special assemblies that will be taking place at the district’s Title One middle schools in the coming year. Steve Stewart discusses the media coverage of TMH-FSU merger issue. A bicyclist has […]
On Dec. 15th, the Maclay boys soccer team (7-1-2) played a non-conference away match against Suwannee (6-6-3) in Live Oak, FL. The Marauders could not hang on in the second half, as they lost to the Bulldogs giving them their first loss of the 2025-2026 season. Maclay is one of the top Leon County teams […]
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 […]