LOCAL NEWS The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 845 jobs in July when compared to last month. There were 155,915 people working in Leon County in July compared to June’s revised employment number of 156,760. On Thursday September 5, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will hold the second and final public hearing on […]
The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 845 jobs in July when compared to last month. There were 155,915 people working in Leon County in July compared to June’s revised employment number of 156,760. The July unemployment rate remained unchanged from last month at 3.9%. One year ago, the July 2023 unemployment rate […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission recently approved a request for funding for ECG Lake Bradford, LP for Lake Bradford Apartments in the amount of $961,300 from the City’s HOME-ARP funding. Construction on the $56 million project is set to begin in January 2025 and be completed in the end of October 2026. A 17-year-old […]
The Tallahassee City Commission recently approved a request for funding for ECG Lake Bradford, LP for Lake Bradford Apartments in the amount of $961,300 from the City’s HOME-ARP funding. ECG Lake Bradford, LP is proposing to build a 158-unit affordable housing development to serve low-income individuals, families, and seniors located at 1131/1139 Kissimmee Street along […]
A political committee leading efforts to pass a constitutional amendment to allow recreational use of marijuana raised $11 million from Aug. 16 through Aug. 23, with $10 million coming from the Trulieve cannabis company, according to a new finance report. The Smart & Safe Florida political committee had raised a total of $82.62 million in […]
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club recently announced their high school football “Players of the Week” awards for the week ending August 23. Offensive Player The Offensive Player of the Week was St. John Paul II’s quarterback Gavin Ford (Jr.). Ford completed 16 passes in 23 attempts for 274 yards with two touchdowns in an 18-6 victory […]
The Village Square and The James Madison Institute recently announced a screening of the award-winning documentary “UNDIVIDE US.” The event will feature special guest Ben Klutsey, one of the stars of the film, and its director, Kristi Kendall. The free screening will take place on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Challenger Learning Center of […]
LOCAL NEWS This week the Leon County School Board voted to approve a pay increase for teachers and major renovations at Griffin Middle School. Check out the June 27 Leon County School meeting briefs. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Leon High student Thursday after finding a BB gun and a loaded handgun in […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida A day after being indicted by a grand jury on forgery and other charges, state Rep. Carolina Amesty, R-Windermere, turned herself in at the Orange County Jail on Thursday. The 29-year-old legislator, who is running for re-election in November, was indicted on charges of forgery, uttering a […]
Below are the Leon County School news briefs from the August 27, 2024, meeting. The Board voted unanimously to advertise amendments to Policy 2520 that would require the Superintendent to provide annual notice to the Department of Education of the State-adopted instructional material that will be put into use in the district. The Board voted […]