Tallahassee State College (TSC) today welcomed the appointment of Sara Bayliss and Jonathan Rees, and the reappointment of Karen Moore, to the Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees, as announced by Governor Ron DeSantis. Bayliss and Rees will replace long-time trustees Jonathan Kilpatrick and Frank Messersmith. The Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees is responsible for setting policy, overseeing […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Today’s Weather: Sunny & windy, high near 51. Low tonight around 30. NWS US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.4%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq -0.5%) as investors sell tech shares, including Tesla (-3.3%) and Nvidia (-1.2%) (More). _________________________________________________ Local & State News The latest domestic airline fare information from the U.S. Department […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Alligator Alcatraz. Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other Florida issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big legal issues to watch in the coming year: — ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ: The immigrant-detention center in the Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” has spawned […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Monday, December 29. 2025 Today’s Weather: A 50 percent chance of showers before noon with temperature falling to around 55 by 5pm. Low tonight, 35. NWS US stock markets close mostly flat Friday (S&P 500 +0.2%, Dow -0.0%, Nasdaq -0.1%). _________________________________________________ Leon County Government has secured a $16.8 million federal grant from the U.S. […]
FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday the agency was reallocating resources to Minnesota to continue investigating allegations of widespread fraud linked to federally funded programs. The update came after investigative YouTuber Nick Shirley last week released a 42-minute documentary visiting the addresses of day care centers, adult home care companies, and other businesses. Many appeared to be inactive despite […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, FSU News Florida State University’s College of Business will take a monumental step in advancing its reputation as one of the top public business schools in the nation thanks to a $65 million philanthropic investment from Dr. Herbert Wertheim. Wertheim is a billionaire optometrist, inventor, businessman, philanthropist and the founder and president of Brain Power Incorporated (BPI), the world’s […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Choosing the top political stories in an “off year” when no statewide elections took place is challenging — although jockeying for the 2026 elections is well under way. Property taxes and gun rights, meanwhile, have emerged as issues likely to dominate the 2026 legislative session, which kicks off in a […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the November 2025 passenger traffic decreased 17.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down 15,056 from the 85,819 reported during November 2024 to 70,763 in November 2025. A concentrated 2-week campaign to find children reported missing in North […]
Backed by a three-year $1.55 million federal grant, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees approved the creation of an academy focused on “civic republicanism.” In a press release Friday, the university described the newly created Academy of American Civic Republicanism as “an independent academic center dedicated to exploring civic republicanism — a tradition […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 18.2% in November 2025 when compared to November 2024. However, permit values were up 25.6%. There were 27 permits issued in November 2025, compared to 33 permits issued one year ago. There were 49 permits issued in […]
