On Wednesday, February 22nd, the Tallahassee City Commission will consider the approval for payment of $19,104 in traffic concurrency mitigation fees to support the conversion of a Motel 6 into affordable housing for low-income individuals. If approved, the City will use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds […]
LOCAL NEWS A Tallahassee woman accused of a 2018 kidnapping entered into a plea deal and will spend 10 years in prison. She entered a no-contest plea to charges of accessory to murder in connection with the 2018 kidnapping and killing of 27-year-old Kelton Washington. On Wednesday, February 23rd, the Tallahassee City Commission will hold a regular meeting at […]
The Tallahassee-based Community Leadership Academy (CLA) Lions boys basketball team won the 1A Florida Independent Christian Athletic Association (FICAA) state championship on February 11. The Lions defeated the Beacon of Hope Christian School Eagles, out of St. Augustine, in the state title game in blowout fashion, 70-29. In the championship game, the first quarter ended […]
LOCAL NEWS On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Downtown Community Redevelopment Commission (DRC) voted to support a project seeking a $7 million loan to build a 300 unit complex dedicated to workforce housing on a vacant lot at the corner of Bronough and West Tennessee streets. The Florida Association of Realtors recently released their 2022 report […]
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Downtown Community Redevelopment Commission (DRC) voted to support a project seeking a $7 million loan to build a 300 unit complex dedicated to workforce housing on a vacant lot at the corner of Bronough and West Tennessee streets. The support of the DRC moves consideration of the project to the […]
The Florida Association of Realtors recently released their 2022 report on single-family homes sales in Florida. The report provided the number of closed transactions and median sales price in 2022 compared with 2021 for 21 Florida Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). According to the report, in 2022, Florida single-family sale transactions totaled 287,352, down 18.0% when […]
LOCAL NEWS In an event hosted by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Chamber showcased Florida’s economic forecast and Leon County’s future population. By the year of 2030, Leon County is expected to increase in population anywhere between 20,000 to 45,000 people, meaning more jobs will need to be created. Get the details. […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — For the second time in less than five months, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial Florida law that restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor on Wednesday issued a 21-page decision dismissing […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County School Board member Laurie Lawson Cox, in her comments toward the end of the Board meeting, addressed Superintendent Rocky Hanna receiving a $35,000 grant from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the need for “truth, trust, and transparency.” Get the details. JetBlue announced they are going to add service between […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on February 14, 2023.__ Board Member Laurie Lawson Cox, in her comments toward the end of the meeting, addressed Superintendent Rocky Hanna receiving a $35,000 grant from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the need for “truth, trust, and […]