According to the Tallahassee Police Department, as of March 31, the city’s school speed zone enforcement program went live at two school zones. The two school zones are Ruediger Elementary/Raa Middle School near North MLK Jr. Blvd. & W. Tharpe St. and Desoto Trail Elementary School on Kerry Forest Pkwy. The program came about after […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey announced the community has been named a finalist for the 2025 All-America City Award. Steve Stewart discusses the ongoing issue related to the city’s governance of TMH on The Preston Scott Show. FLORIDA NEWS The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas. Senators unanimously approved the measure (SB 166), which would represent a major change after years of Republican leaders […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses speed zone cameras, Centerville turn lane and airport passenger numbers on The Preston Scott Show. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS On Apr. 1, the Lincoln baseball team (13-8) hosted Chiles (13-7) in their second meeting of the regular season. Get the details. FLORIDA NEWS Immigrant-advocacy groups Wednesday filed a potential class-action lawsuit […]
Immigrant-advocacy groups Wednesday filed a potential class-action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on undocumented immigrants. The Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Farmworker Association of Florida and two individual plaintiffs filed the lawsuit in federal court in Miami. It challenges a law (SB 4-C) that passed during a February […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee Primary Care Associates is closing after nearly 30 years. The practice has sent a letter to its patients announcing that the closure will be effective on April 25th. As of March 31, speed zone cameras near Ruediger Elementary/Raa Middle School and Desoto Trail Elementary School are active and ticketing drivers. Learn more about […]
TALLAHASSEE — After fending off Democratic opponents, Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis are heading to Congress. Fine, a former member of the Florida House and Senate, won a special election Tuesday to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz in Congressional District 6, according to results posted on state and county elections websites. Meanwhile, Patronis, […]
LOCAL NEWS As of March 31, speed zone cameras near Ruediger Elementary/Raa Middle School and Desoto Trail Elementary School are active and ticketing drivers. Learn more about it at https://bit.ly/4i0wKEr The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the February 2025 passenger traffic decreased 1.1% when compared to traffic one year ago. LOCAL SPORTS […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday argued Floridians aren’t “clamoring” for a sales-tax cut as House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed last week and said they would prefer reducing homeowners’ property taxes. DeSantis said during an appearance at the industry group Florida Realtors in Orlando that the […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the February 2025 passenger traffic decreased 1.1% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down 804 from the 71,745 reported during February 2024 to 70,941 in February 2025. The calendar year-to-date comparison, January through February, shows passenger traffic is down 3.95% […]