Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on April 16, 2025. Presentations The City Commission presented four proclamations related to Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust, Hope Month for Mothers In Crisis, the Chain of Parks Art Festival, and the Landscape Architecture profession. The City Commission […]
Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on April 8, 2025. The Board approved Consent Items 1-12. General Business Item 13: The Board voted 7-0 to accept the update on recent enhancements to the County’s competitive solicitation process. The enhancements made to the County’s competitive solicitation process are anticipated to […]
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) recently announced the Prime Meridian Healthcare Hero Award, a new colleague recognition made possible by a generous endowment gift from Prime Meridian Bank. The award honors TMH colleagues who consistently embody TMH’s ICARE values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence in their daily work. The endowment will ensure that TMH […]
Tallahassee State College recently announced that Candice Grause, Vice President for Communications and Chief of Staff, has been selected as a recipient of the Distinguished College Administrator Award from Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the international honor society for two-year colleges. The award recognizes college leaders who demonstrate exceptional support for student success. Nominated by the […]
LOCAL NEWS Two people were killed, and six others were injured Thursday after a shooter, the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy, opened fire around lunchtime at Florida State University. Steve Stewart discusses the ongoing governance issue related to TMH on The Preston Scott Show. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS Former Florida State dual-sport star and […]
By Jim Turner and Mike Exline, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Two people were killed and six others were injured Thursday after a shooter, the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy, opened fire around lunchtime at Florida State University. The shooter, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, also was shot after confronting police officers, authorities […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, FSU News Florida State University announced Thursday that Jason Trumbower, a 26-year veteran of the FSU Police Department, is its new chief of police following a national search. He starts in the new role immediately. Trumbower has served as FSU’s Interim Chief of Police since January and as Interim Deputy Chief of […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, April 16, during a class transition at Cobb Middle School, an 8th grade student was found in possession of multiple weapons on campus. The incident occurred after the student was observed cutting another student’s backpack with an object described as being similar in size to a pencil. Steve Stewart discusses the city commission […]
On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 4-1 to pursue an eminent domain lawsuit to acquire the private property owned by Circle K Stores, Inc., located in the Canopy development. The vote comes after city staff recommended against such an action stating in the agenda item that a “public necessity for the property has not […]
By Jim Turner & Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — An effort to keep students off cell phones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Wednesday, though differences remain with a Senate proposal. The House unanimously approved a bill (HB 949) that would expand a law that prohibits the use […]