The Board recognized Chairman Rick Minor during the Leon County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday. Minor is wrapping his service as the Chair of the Board but will continue his service to Leon County on the commission. Minor thanked the Board, County Administrator Vincent Long, and the attorney Chasity O’Steen for their leadership and hard work. […]
United States District Judge Robert Hinkle sentenced local businessman, J.T Burnette, 44, to three years in federal prison for his role in a local corruption scheme. Burnette was also fined $1.25 million. Burnette’s defense team said they would appeal. On August 13th after a fifteen-day trial, a federal jury in Tallahassee found Burnette guilty of […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna has announced that Leon County Schools (LCS) is withdrawing from the appeal process of the DOAH ruling in regards to the State Department of Health Emergency Rule. The announcement came via the LCS Twitter account just before noon on Tuesday. It was reported on Monday that several school boards – including LCS […]
During Tuesday’s Leon County Commissioner meeting, the Board will consider adopting a resolution to join the Florida PACE Funding Agency (FPFA). If approved, the resolution will continue the residential Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE) in Leon County. The PACE program was launched in 2017 and allows residents to finance energy efficiency, wind resistance, and […]
University Wind EnsembleDate: Tuesday, November 09, 2021, begins @ 7:30 p.m.Where: Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, 222 S Copeland St.Cost: $7.00-$10.00What you’ll get: Director of Bands Patrick Dunnigan leads the FSU Wind Ensemble in a program of classic and new works expertly presented by talented College of Music students and faculty tuba soloist, Justin Benavidez. Wine(d) […]
The table below lists the most recent single family home sales in the Killearn Acres neighborhood. The sales information is from the Leon County Property Appraiser. Killearn Acres is located just north of Killearn Estates in NE Tallahassee. The neighborhood is known for streets being named after thoroughbred race horses. The table below list 15 […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE — Reversing a decision that riled faculty members and put school administrators under scrutiny, University of Florida President Kent Fuchs on Friday cleared the way for three professors to serve as expert witnesses in a high-profile legal challenge to a controversial state elections law. Political science professors […]
The Leon County Commissioners will consider setting dates for two workshops during the upcoming meeting on November 9, 2021. The workshops will be held to discuss alternatives to incarceration for the possession of small amounts of marijuana and on the jail population. At the October 12, 2021 meeting, the Leon County Commission directed staff to […]
During the next County Commission meeting, the commissioners are set to vote on the approval of the Shoppes at Summerfield within the Summerfield development. The proposed Shoppes at Summerfield is a mixed-use commercial shopping center consisting of 42,050 square feet of non-residential building square footage within the retail-office land use component of the Summerfield PUD. […]
The Tallahassee Democrat, who has a full-time K-12 education reporter, has yet to inform their readers about a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a Tallahassee family related to a controversial Leon County School Board policy on gender. However, the Gannett-owned paper found the time to inform their readers about the “Heroes of Diversity.” Beyond […]