LOCAL NEWS Ground-breaking for the first phase of Charlie and Tonja Ward’s Champions Ranch in south Tallahassee happened first thing Monday, Dec. 1. The athletics and education complex is already nearly halfway to its fundraising goal. The agenda for the Leon County Commission December 9 meeting is now public. Topics include city-county consolidation, fire services […]
By Curtis Baynes On November 3, 2026, Florida voters may make a transformative decision about the future of property taxes. It’s too early to know the precise nature of the expected change but, so far, the proposals target non-school taxes, meaning that, at a minimum, property tax abolition for school-related taxation is not in the […]
On Nov. 22, Gulf Coast State College’s (GCSC) volleyball season came to an end after winning the third place game in the NJCAA Division II women’s volleyball championship. The Lady Commodores finished the season with an overall record of 32-5 and a conference record of 19-1. Leon High School alum Keira Mathis played a pivotal […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Unions representing college faculty members have challenged a state Department of Education plan that would expand requirements for professors to post syllabi and other course material online. The Florida Education Association and the United Faculty of Florida filed the administrative challenge last week, contending that […]
LOCAL NEWS Analysis of voter data shows that the 2024 ballot referendum to increase city commissioner salaries passed with overwhelming support from southside voters. Big Bend Cares, a nonprofit celebrating 40 years of providing health care, housing and supportive services throughout the Big Bend, announced on December 1 that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos […]
Analysis of voter data shows that the 2024 ballot referendum to increase city commissioner salaries passed with overwhelming support from southside voters. The city charter amendment, which proposed to raise the salaries of a city commissioner from $48,000 to $96,000 avoided mentioning those dollar figures in the ballot language. Instead, the language asked, “Shall the […]
By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis may get a chance to appoint up to 25 additional judges in his final year in office if the Florida Legislature goes along with a new request from the state Supreme Court. DeSantis has repeatedly boasted about his efforts to reshape Florida’s judicial branch, including the state […]
Big Bend Cares, a nonprofit celebrating 40 years of providing health care, housing and supportive services throughout the Big Bend, announced on December 1 that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are recognizing the organization with a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. This investment is the largest private gift in […]
On Saturday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2 the Seminoles will be in Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators. The Gators are 3-8 on the season with wins against Long Island, Texas and Mississippi State and losses to South Florida, LSU, Miami, Texas A&M, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. FSU is 28-38-2 versus UF all […]
LOCAL NEWS Review the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on November 18, 2025. Those in the Tallahassee area outside of city limits are noticing a new fee on their property tax bill: the fire services fee. A Tallahassee man has pleaded guilty to “distribution of child pornography and receipt of child […]