Below are the news briefs that took place during the Leon County Schools Agenda/Workshop meeting on September 6th, 2023. LCS staff gave the Board a presentation on budget updates and explained the millage rate would be set at 5.464 which is .004 less than the previous year, although a true rollback millage rate would have […]
On September 12th, the Leon County Commission will consider awarding the bid for renovations to the Concord School Building to Arris General Contractors Inc., the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $4,250,000. This project is being supported by the Florida Department of Commerce, a CDBG-CV (Community Development Block Grant CARES Act) program grant […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission that took place August 23, 2023. The Commission voted unanimously for the approval to submit a grant application for $5,047,500 for the Capital Cascades Trail Segment 4 project. This project will reduce the impacts of flooding towards Pineview Elementary and a number of homes in […]
At the most recent School Board meeting, Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna proposed to re-open track & field facilities to the public on Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. The proposal comes just weeks after adopting a policy that would limit use of the facilities to the public. Mr. […]
Dr. Jordan D. Walters, an orthopedic surgeon at TOC specializing in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery, appeared on the Greg Tish Show on Real Talk 93.3 on August 14, 2023 to talk about ACL injuries. Dr. Walters informed listeners that tearing your ACL does not just happen to athletes. Whether you’re moving furniture for a […]
Below are the news briefs for the Leon County School Board meeting that took place August 22, 2023. Chief of Safety and Security Jimmy Williams, gave a presentation on the updated protocol and security updates that will be implemented at Gene Cox Stadium, as a result of the fight outbreak during a recent football game. […]
On August 21, the Leon County School Board addressed several issues during their monthly agenda review meeting. Board Member Marcus Nicolas asked what consequences there might be when a teacher fails to report child abuse. Staff noted that the expectation is for all school personnel to report abuse to DCF, as teachers go through DCF […]
On August 15th, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates held their monthly meeting, hosting Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad along-side Chief of Police Lawrence Revell. Both spoke on the City increasing the TPD’s budget by $9.5 million by increasing property taxes, moving the millage rate from 4.2 to 4.5. The increase will provide wage […]
On August 3rd, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Chief Revell, who was appointed on December 26,2019, ad- dressed several issues, including current crime trends, the need for more police officers and officer recruitment. Discussing the increase in violent crime, Revell noted that auto burglaries have […]
On July 27th, Leon County Commissioner Rick Minor did an interview on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Minor was asked to address a number of current issues facing Leon County, provided below are his responses. Homelessness: When asked if there has been progress made with homelessness, Minor explained that while the number […]