On November 7, the Lincoln Trojans (2–0) defeated the Florida High Seminoles (0–3) in an electric non-district matchup, 3-1. Lincoln, coming off a win previous week, looked to secure their second win off the season. Florida High, however, coming off back-to-back losses, looked to rally together and bring home their first win of the season. […]
By Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix Amid a flurry of moves that has seen several Florida university presidents get replaced in the past year one leader is staying in place. The chair of the Florida State University’s Board of Trustees says he’s looking forward to extending President Richard McCullough’s contract. With his initial 2021 contract expiring Aug. 31, 2026, […]
On Saturday at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network the Seminoles will be in Clemson, South Carolina to take on the Tigers. Clemson is a surprising 3-5 this season with wins against Troy, North Carolina and Boston College and losses to LSU, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, SMU and Duke. FSU is 21-16 versus Clemson all time. […]
LOCAL NEWS Recent IRS tax filings for 2024 show that the TMH Board approved a $1.3 million annual increase for TMH CEO Mark O’Bryant in 2024 bringing his annual compensation to $3.1 million. Get the details. On Thursday, November 6, a 12-year-old Griffin Middle School student in the 6th grade was arrested for possession of […]
On Thursday, November 6, a 12-year-old Griffin Middle School student in the 6th grade was arrested for possession of a weapon on school grounds. LCSO reported that after receiving a tip that the student may have a firearm in his backpack on campus, administrators and the School Resource Deputy contacted the student. School administrators then […]
By The News Service of Florida State university leaders in January will tackle Gov. Ron DeSantis’ directive to end the use of H-1B visas that allow foreigners to be hired faculty, the university system’s Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said Thursday. Rodrigues told the Board of Governors that conversations are already underway with university presidents. “We’ve heard […]
Recent IRS tax filings for 2024 (see below) show that the TMH Board approved a $1.3 million annual increase for TMH CEO Mark O’Bryant in 2024 bringing his annual compensation to $3.1 million. The IRS document addressing TMH’s financial activities for 2024 was filed on August 14, 2025. TMH officials have indicated that the TMH […]
LOCAL NEWS The analysis concludes that Blueprint Infrastructure Sales Surtax funds could support the expansion of Fire Station #15 and the construction of Fire Station #17. However, the analysis confirms that all existing Blueprint Infrastructure revenues are fully committed to currently approved projects. The median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA creeped […]
By Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix A bill forcing all Florida employers to use a federal verification tool to determine whether new hires are legally in the country passed its first hurdle Wednesday. HB 197, sponsored by Seminole Republican Rep. Berny Jacques, expands a 2023 law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to require all employers — […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 2.1% in October 2025 when compared to October 2024. Permit values were down 17.1%. There were 49 permits issued in October 2025, compared to 48 permits issued one year ago. There were 31 permits issued in September […]