LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the recent sexual assault in the Market District. On Wednesday, September 17, the Tallahassee city commission voted 3-2 to authorize city officials to obtain an appraisal and prepare a proposal to sell the parcel associated with the Capital City Country Club. Commissioners Porter and Matlow voted no. Check out the […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The campaign for Florida Democrat David Jolly said Wednesday that a new public opinion poll it has commissioned shows the former GOP congressman in a statistical dead heat with both Byron Donalds and Paul Renner, the two major Republicans to enter the contest for governor in 2026. Jolly leads Donalds, […]
By Livia Caputo, Florida Phoenix Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two new complaints Monday against pornography companies based in Cyprus, Florida, and California for failing to prevent children from accessing online adult content. The complaints were both filed in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County seeking $50,000 per violation from each of the pornographic […]
Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on September 15, 2025. The Board approved 19 Consent Items. Consent items 13, 18, 19 & 23 were pulled for further discussion. Consent Items Pulled for Discussion Item 13. The Board voted 7-0 to approve the one-year extension and amendment of the FY 2021 […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the September 9, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. LCS Budget Items The Leon County School Board voted 4-0 (Cox not present) to approve Item 1.02 Final Budget Amendments for 2024-2025, Item 1.03 Annual Financial Report & the Report of Financial Data and Fund Balance Designation 2024-2025, and Item 1.04 Final […]
LOCAL NEWS Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) have approved the structure for a historic partnership agreement to create an academic health center in Tallahassee. Local officials comment on FSU-TMH agreement. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the August 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.0% when compared to traffic one year […]
By FSU News Florida State University and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) have approved the structure for a historic partnership agreement to create an academic health center in Tallahassee, a development that will transform health care in North Florida and expand FSU’s mission in education and research. In a joint statement, FSU President Richard McCullough and […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix State government is investigating teachers over social media comments made following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Faculty and classroom teacher union leaders are calling it an attack on freedom of speech. Last week, Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas wrote a letter to school superintendents statewide, reminding them that he has the power to discipline […]
By The News Service of Florida A House panel created to look at the possibility of cutting property taxes will receive presentations next week about a series of issues including school taxes and rural counties. The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is scheduled to meet from noon to 4 p.m. Monday as Gov. Ron […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the August 2025 passenger traffic decreased 6.0% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down 4,954 from the 83,022 reported during August 2024 to 78,068 in June 2025. The calendar year-to-date comparison, January through August, shows passenger traffic is down 4.43% […]