Tallahassee Reports has learned that officials at a Leon County middle school interviewed a student and developed a gender transition plan without notifying the student’s parents. The plan also included a strategy to hide the situation from the parents during school related communications. The parents of the student have asked not to be named in […]
School board members in Alachua County, who saw their salaries cut due to mandating masks in their schools against Governor DeSantis’ Executive Order 21-175, were repaid Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced the withholding of funds in Alachua and Broward counties in August. Funding for the payment comes from a […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,621 people working in Leon County in August, which is 346 less than last month’s revised employment number. The August unemployment rate came in at 4.7%, down from the 5.0% reported last month. The drop was due to 920 people leaving the workforce since last month. One […]
Truist Bank announces new additions to their Tallahassee Community Advisory Board Truist Bank announced the addition of two new members to its’ Tallahassee Community Advisory Board. The Truist executive leadership team recently voted to approve Kieth Bowers and Nadia Batey to the Tallahassee Board. Keith Bowers is the Regional Director for the Small Business Development […]
This Saturday the ‘Noles will host the Louisville Cardinals at 3:30 on ESPN2. Louisville is 2-1 with wins over Eastern Kentucky and Central Florida with the loss coming against Ole Miss. In last year’s contest the Cardinals crushed the Seminoles 48-16. FSU leads the all-time series 16-5. Observations from the last game The Seminoles committed […]
Mayor John Dailey presented a proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month beginning September 15th through October 15th. The item on the resolution supporting reproductive healthcare was pulled from the Wednesday September 22, 2021, meeting. William Landing and William Leseman were appointed to the Science Advisory Committee. The Science Advisory Committee is comprised of nine members with […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to a need to “minimize the amount of time students are removed from in-person learning,” the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday issued a revised rule that gives parents more authority to decide whether children go to school after being exposed to people who […]
Florida’s unemployment rate fell to 5.0 percent in August, down 0.1 percent from the July reported rate of 5.1 percent. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced Florida has experienced 16 consecutive months of job growth, gaining 19,400 private sector jobs over the month. In total, Florida has gained 990,400 jobs since April 2020. […]
Virtual Lecture: Preventing & Treating Youth Sports InjuriesDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2021, begins @ 1:00 p.m. Where: VirtualCost: FreeWhat you’ll get: Join Dr. Ryan Price, the region’s only pediatric orthopedic surgeon, as he and WCTV Sports Director Ryan Kelly discuss what proactive steps your young athlete(s) can take to help prevent injury, as well as […]
At the next City Commission meeting on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, City Commissioners will consider an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with Leon County which will result in a $3 million contribution by the County to the fire services fund. Also, the City Commission will consider an update on a fire services rate study. On […]