LOCAL NEWS TR’s summary of last night’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting is now available. At the March 7th Leon County School Board meeting, school officials delayed the adoption of the proposed Human Growth & Development curriculum due to concerns of some parents and school board members. The Morning Briefs sponsored by: Tallahassee Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting from […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on March 8, 2023.___ The Commission gave approval to submit a grant funding application for the Florida Beverage Association (FBA) Community Grant. If approved, staff will apply for a $10,000 grant to support the Think About Personal Pollution (TAPP) Summer Programming […]
The Tallahassee City Commission is considering approval of $1,490,841 of additional funding to the Cook Brothers, Inc. for the modernization and improvements to the passenger terminal at the Tallahassee International Airport. On December 8th 2021, the City Commission approved a construction contract award to the Cook Brothers, Inc. for the Terminal Rehabilitation Phase III Project. […]
LOCAL NEWS Last night the Leon County School Board held a public hearing noticing the proposed curriculum for sex education in Leon County schools. After hearing comments by several parents, Board members Laurie Cox and Alva Striplin-Smith said that they could not vote for the proposed curriculum until changes were made. Story to follow. The […]
The Department of Justice recently announced that a new rule has been submitted to the Federal Register implementing the Time Credits program required by the First Step Act for persons incarcerated in federal facilities who committed nonviolent offenses. As part of the implementation process, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has begun transferring eligible inmates […]
LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jack Porter announced on Monday that she is seeking re-election to her seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. She filed the formal paper work with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections on February 24. The Morning Briefs sponsored by: The local Leon County Democratic Executive Committee issued a press release today […]
LOCAL NEWS On February 28th, the Leon County School Board unanimously passed a new policy that provides a process for parents and residents to challenge existing and new school material. Get the details. A measure before the Florida Legislature proposes an amendment to the state Constitution that would ban nonpartisan municipal elections. HJR 405 would ask […]
LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee Police Department officer was recently reinstated by Chief Revell after being suspended due to a failed drug test. The officer – whose name has not been released – was suspended after testing positive on June 3 for amphetamines. The police officer claimed that the positive test was due to unknowingly taking […]
A Tallahassee Police Department officer was recently reinstated by Chief Revell after being suspended due to a failed drug test. The officer – whose name has not been released – was suspended after testing positive on June 3 for amphetamines. The police officer claimed that the positive test was due to unknowingly taking Adderall belonging […]
Dr. Aaron J. Guyer, an orthopedic surgeon at TOC specializing in foot and ankle surgery, recently appeared on The Greg Tish show on Real Talk 93.3 Dr. Guyer noted that foot and ankle injuries, especially a rolled ankle, are “the most common injuries that he sees in orthopedics, in sports, in just everyday life.” During […]