LOCAL NEWS An 18-year-old Leon High School student was arrested Tuesday after a school resource deputy found more than 86 grams of marijuana and a loaded handgun in his vehicle, according to a statement from the Leon County Sherriff’s Office. Leon County Judge Robert Wheeler granted a motion filed by Charlie Adelson’s attorney asking to move the […]
On February 21st, the Leon County Commission held a lengthy discussion about the Sheriff’s Homeless Outreach Street Team (HOST) Deputy Program. Sheriff McNeil updated the Board on the progress of the program since its official launch in June 2022. According to McNeil, the HOST unit has come in contact with 472 homeless individuals and 271 […]
On February 27th, the Leon County School Board held their bi-weekly agenda review meeting. The Board discussed 3 additional grants and how the funding would impact schools. The Board wants to use the new funds to expand on current programs and to increase security at afterschool programs. The funds will be used district wide; however, […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers next week will start the annual 60-day legislative session. Here are 10 big issues to watch: — AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, has made a priority of trying to find ways to make housing more affordable for workers. The Senate could […]
Provided below are the agenda items and item summary for 18 public hearings scheduled for the Tuesday night – February 28 – Leon County School Board meeting. The policy changes have been addressed during previous meetings and are set to be adopted after the hearing. The 18 items relate to policies addressing reading lists, student […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County School Board will hold 18 separate public hearings at the Tuesday night meeting on policy changes related to a host issues including, the use of medical marijuana by qualified students and the adoption of reading lists. The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting early Tuesday morning. The incident happened […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nikki Fried, the last Democrat to hold a statewide office in Florida, was selected Saturday to chair the Florida Democratic Party as it looks to recover from its latest disastrous election cycle. Fried emerged the winner in a four-way contest at the Sheraton Orlando North […]
LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voted against two proposals that provided a plan to increase the number of affordable housing units in Tallahassee – find out why. The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC) seeks to engage community volunteers to serve as members of various evaluations teams to help select entities and programs […]
The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC) seeks to engage community volunteers to serve as members of various evaluations teams to help select entities and programs to receive funding from our upcoming application opportunities. When the CSC releases Community Investment Partnership (CIP – community providers) funding announcements, the services of these diverse and experienced […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on February 22, 2023.__ The city commission approved an agenda item that allows the city to pay $19,104 in traffic concurrency mitigation fees to support the conversion of a former motel into a certified affordable housing development. Specifically, a former Motel […]