By Cassidy Craig The Agape Christian Saints (1-3) of Orlando defeated the Maclay Marauders (0-5) 36-7 at Maclay last night. With only a 15 man roster, the Saints were able to pull a significant win over the Marauders. The Saints scored 18 within five minutes of the first quarter. In the third quarter, Saints’ senior […]
In a public hearing that started at approximately 6:30 pm and lasted past 10:30 pm, 50 speakers let their voice be heard on Wednesday night at City Hall. After patiently listening to all who asked to speak, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 4-1 to approve a tentative 13% increase in the city’s property tax increase. […]
By Cassidy Craig The Maclay Marauders (4-2) suffered a disappointing 3-1 set loss to their rival the Chiles Timberwolves (5-4) last night at Chiles High School. The Marauders started out slow, losing the first two sets (25-14, 25-22) to the Timberwolves. By the third set, however, the Marauders were able to gain momentum to defeat […]
The Citizens for Responsible Spending held a press conference today to address the City’s proposed 23% increase in property taxes. The purpose of the conference was to provide recommendations for new sources of revenue and spending cuts that would balance the budget and not require a tax increase. The speakers were business owner Barney Bishop, […]
At the August 19th meeting of the City Commission, each City Commissioner gave their thoughts and wishes on how the budget process should move in the coming weeks, culminating with a vote in mid-September. After the vibrant discussion, which referenced the input from a number of citizens interested in addressing the proposed 23% property tax, […]
Tallahassee Reports has recently written about the $40,000 increase in lobbying services that is included in the City of Tallahassee’s proposed budget. The budget calls for a 23% increase in property taxes. The reports can be seen here and here. Based on these reports, a couple of readers asked about the bid process for the […]
By Cassidy Craig The Maclay Marauders are now 0-4 after a disappointing loss to the Sneads Pirates last night. Maclay hosted Sneads for the first home game of the 2015 Marauder season. Though the Pirates pulled out a 16-7 win, the Marauders continued to fight until the final whistle. Several Marauders stood out during last […]
If your weekend travels takes you to the northeast part of town and by Village Square Shopping Center, you will notice a Tesla supercharger station. The futuristic looking station has been under construction for a couple of weeks. The station is located strategically near Interstate – 10 and will serve as another piece of the […]
It is more than a year until the final votes will be cast in the race for Leon County School Superintendent and the three candidates have already raised over $300,000. Candidate Scott Maddox reported $22,590 in donations for August to go with the $93,000 he has previously raised. Maddox said “I’m proud of the support […]
Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons, who has weathered a turbulent year or so at the school district, proved that he still has support in the community. Pons reported today that he raised $108,000 during August. This was Pons first report since deciding to seek re-election. Pons told Tallahassee Reports that ” I am proud […]