Ten Big Issues from the 2019 Session

Ten Big Issues from the 2019 Session

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers finished the 2019 legislative session Saturday by passing a budget for the upcoming year. During the two-month session, lawmakers considered hundreds of bills and made more than $90 billion in spending decisions. It also was the first session for Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis […]

Putting Safety First

Putting Safety First

Letter to the Editor As the owner of a successful construction company and a former professional football coach, safety has always been a top concern of mine. A safe workplace is enormously important to ensure the well-being and productivity of all workers. This being said, in the construction industry, injuries can and do occur on […]

Cobb Middle School Teachers Allege Hostile Work Environment

Cobb Middle School Teachers Allege Hostile Work Environment

As the saga at Cobb Middle School continues to unfold, teachers have begun to come forward with allegations that they say define a “hostile work environment.” The decision to go public with the allegations is being driven by the changing status of the Cobb Middle School Principal Sarah Hembree. Yesterday teachers at the school say […]

Poll: Floridians Support Proposed Sanctuary City Ban

Poll: Floridians Support Proposed Sanctuary City Ban

As first reported by FloridaPolitics.com, a new survey from St. Pete Polls finds Floridians support the Legislature’s proposals to ban sanctuary cities and wants the body to keep the current 60 percent threshold for amendments to the Florida Constitution. The poll of 2,227 registered voters found that 31 percent said they thought the Legislature was […]

Former FSU Credit Union Employee Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Identity Theft

Former FSU Credit Union Employee Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Identity Theft

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon to twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The guilty plea was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Between […]

Prime Meridian Bank Announces Expansion to Lakeland, Florida Market

Prime Meridian Bank Announces Expansion to Lakeland, Florida Market

Tallahassee-based Prime Meridian Bank has announced its expansion into the Lakeland, Florida market.  The Bank opened a full-service location at 3340 South Florida Avenue, on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Lakeland is ranked as the 20th most populated city in Florida with approximately 112,000 inhabitants. However, Lakeland is part of the 7th ranked Metropolitan Statistical Area […]

Stronger Churches, More Faithful Witness

Stronger Churches, More Faithful Witness

By Michael W. Petty, St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral By all measures, American culture is becoming increasingly secular.  According to the Pew Research Center’s authoritative Religious Landscape Survey, 22.8% of Americans now identify themselves as having no religion at all (they are often designated as “nones”).  Many observers of American Christianity now say that we now […]

Find Pavement Condition of Your Street

Find Pavement Condition of Your Street

The database below returns the pavement condition of approximately 6,466 city street segments. The data was provided by the City of Tallahassee’s Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure department. If the street name you enter has more than one word, best results will be returned if you use ” ” around the entry.