On April 25, Leon County Government and the Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Opportunity connected more than 1,000 high school students to local skilled workforce opportunities at the 10th Annual Leon Works Expo. Students from Leon, Wakulla, Gadsden, Jefferson, Calhoun, Madison, and Taylor counties explored high-demand career paths and engaged directly with nearly 80 employers […]
The Downtown Concert Series will return to the Adderley Amphitheater in Cascades Park for its tenth year of bringing free live music to the Tallahassee community. These events have always served as a way to activate the downtown area while showcasing the incredible musical talent Tallahassee and the region have to offer. The 2025 Lineup: […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the April 22, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01: The Board voted unanimously to advertise amendments to Policy 0169.1 – Public Participation at Board Meetings, for a public hearing and adoption on June 17, 2025. The amendments require -in part – that […]
Leon County Vice Chairman and District 2 Commissioner Christian Caban recently returned to his alma mater, Tallahassee State College (TSC), to serve as the keynote speaker for the college’s 2025 commencement ceremony. Addressing a packed auditorium of graduates, families, and esteemed faculty, Commissioner Caban delivered an inspiring message rooted in willpower, bravery, and the power […]
Florida A&M University (FAMU) recently announced the appointment of Avery D. McKnight as vice president of Legal Affairs and general counsel, effective May 12, 2025. The alumnus brings with him more than three decades of legal experience, much of it dedicated to the service of higher education and public institutions across the state of Florida. […]
In a powerful effort to educate and empower their peers, Maclay School juniors Claire Smith and Blair Bayliss organized a sexual assault awareness panel on April 24, drawing a packed audience of upper school students and faculty. The event featured an esteemed lineup of speakers including State Attorney Jack Campbell, Chief Assistant State Attorney Georgia […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently presented members of the Florida State University Police Department with the Governor’s Medal of Heroism in honor of their bravery during the campus shooting that took place at the Student Union earlier this month. FSUPD officers quickly responded to the April 17 shooting, neutralizing the threat in just over two […]
LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee woman accused of hitting and killing a toddler in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, according to the Second Judicial Circuit of Florida State Attorney’s Office. On Thursday, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials will consider a proposal to fund air service financial incentives in the amount […]
Starting today, most travelers flying domestically within the US must present a federally compliant driver’s license or identification card—known as a REAL ID and marked by a star in the upper right corner—to airport security or to access other federal facilities. Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant license or identification will still be allowed to board domestic flights, but should […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County March unemployment rate was unchanged from February at 3.8%. Four months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.2% when compared to incident data from January thru April in 2024. HCA Florida […]