Dyani Steward of Lincoln High School, Madison Wenhold of Florida Sate University High School and Skyla Sutherland, also of Lincoln High School, have been named TR’s Leon County High School Volleyball Players of the Week for week two of the season, ending September 2nd. The awards are based on an analysis of statistics provide to MaxPreps – […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the state continues to struggle with a shortage of correctional officers, a legislative panel next week will consider a plan that would activate Florida National Guard members to help at prisons, according to a document published Friday. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission is slated […]
The first of two public Hearings on the FY23 budget plan will take place at Wednesday’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting. During that meeting, elected officials will consider $1.82 million in new funding for community priorities in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23). The agenda item notes that “based on public input received throughout the FY23 Budget Development […]
The ‘Noles will be in New Orleans to battle the LSU Tigers on Sunday. The game will be on ABC at 7:30 PM from the Superdome. Florida State is 7-2 against the Bayou Bengals with the last meeting coming in 1991. FSU won 27-16 in Baton Rouge. This is LSU’s first game of the season […]
At the next Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider a request by the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA) for additional $300,000 in funding. COCA is currently slated to receive $192,036 in general fund dollars from the City in FY23. Approval of the funding would bring the total contribution from the City to […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In the second similar case to emerge in recent weeks, a Miami abortion clinic is fighting an attempt by state regulators to impose a fine over allegations that it did not properly comply with a law requiring 24-hour waiting periods before abortions can be performed. […]
At their next meeting on Wednesday, September 7, the Tallahassee City Commission will consider funding of the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center (the Center). The Center will be funded through an equal and shared allocation of costs by the funding entities. The City’s share of joint operating expenses is estimated to be $108,569 for […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection said this week that $68 million will be divided among 13 counties moving from diesel to electric buses. The money, coming from Florida’s share of a 2016 settlement between Volkswagen and the U.S. Department of Justice over emissions violations, is expected to cover the costs of 227 electric buses […]
By The News Service of Florida Tampa and Miami have continued to top other metro areas across the country in home-price increases, according to an analysis released Tuesday. The Tampa area had a 35 percent price increase in June when compared to a year earlier, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price […]
By Cole Maines, Tallahassee Reports On Tuesday night, the reigning 6A district champions Leon Lions traveled to Lincoln High School for a Tuesday night volleyball match and the Trojans – in a five set match – did something they have not done since 2014 – they won! The Match A fresh faced Leon team begin […]