The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday aimed at blocking school boards from requiring students to wear masks when the academic year begins in August. In part, the order directs state Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to withhold funds to “noncompliant” school boards that impose mask requirements. The Republican governor’s […]
On Friday afternoon, based on updated CDC guidance related to COVID-19, the City of Tallahassee sent out a memo requiring “all city employees and contractors/vendors/volunteers” to wear masks indoors. The change in policy comes amid an increase in positive COVID cases and an increase in hospitalizations in Leon County. The change also comes days after […]
The Leon County School Board briefly discussed nutritional services during the budget meeting on July 22, 2021. The nutrition program for Leon County School’s is fully federally funded by reimbursements for meals served. During the 2020-2021 school year, the fund balance decreased due to the pandemic since a number of students were at home with […]
An an email sent yesterday by the Leon County Administrator, Vince Long, notified all Leon County government employees that vaccinations against COVID-19 will become a condition of employment with the county, citing a “resurgence” of the virus in the county. According to the communication, all County employees will have until October 1 of this year […]
Listed below are select events in our area taking place over the next week. A German food and wine experience. Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: The Wine House on Market Street, 1355 Market Street. Cost: $45 per person. What you’ll get: You’ll enjoy a carefully curated wine and […]
U.S. Representative for Florida’s 5th Congressional District, Al Lawson Jr., announced his endorsement of 2022 Gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. Representative, Charlie Crist, on Thursday. Lawson, a Democrat, was re-elected to his third term in 2020 and has represented the 5th Congressional District in North Florida since 2017. Before Congress, Lawson represented North Florida for […]
Listed below are notes from the July 27th Leon County School Board meeting. During the LCSB meeting Tuesday, with over one thousand viewers, more than 40 speakers, including parents, teachers, and students, gathered to weigh in on the school board’s decision regarding the mask policy and procedure for quarantining students in possible COVID-19 cases. At […]
During the July 27th meeting, the Leon County School Board decided to maintain a masks optional policy for now and debated the quarantine protocols for students or faculty who are exposed to COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 school year. The mask optional policy has been the focus of public comment over the last two months. However, […]
Former City Commissioner Scott Maddox took the stand today as witness in the J.T. Burnette trial and disputed on one of the main charges against Burnette. The indictment alleged that Burnette arranged the logistics of bribe payments of $10,000 per month to Maddox through Governance, and told the company representatives that Maddox wanted them to […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred early this morning, July 25, 2021. Around 12:30 a.m. deputies with the LCSO performed a routine traffic stop for a traffic violation on a black Infinity passenger car, on West Tennessee Street. The deputies made contact with the driver […]