In a message on Facebook, the owners of the Bradfordville Blues Club announced the club will close April 1. The post is provided below: It’s time, folks. After 21 fantastic years of running the most magical club on the planet, it’s time to fully retire, visit family and friends, take in romantic sunsets and explore […]
LOCAL NEWS On Monday March 13, the Executive Committee of the Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) will consider a proposal to increase staffing. The increase in staffing will result in $819,858 in total expense during the FY 2023-24. In February, the total CSC budget was reported to be approximately $7.6 million. The Morning Briefs sponsored by: […]
By The News Service of Florida A proposal that would make all Florida students eligible to receive taxpayer-backed school vouchers is headed to the full House, after getting some changes Friday. The Republican-controlled House Education Quality Subcommittee approved the proposal (HB 1) in a near party-line vote. The bill would massively expand eligibility for vouchers, […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor wants the federal government to give part of the Apalachicola National Forest to the county for housing and other needs. Some of his colleagues were taken aback, but the commission agreed to consider it at a future meeting. The Morning Briefs sponsored by: The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tanya Moss for the […]
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 […]