At Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider amending the 2018-19 capital budget by approximately $11.5 million. The Capital Outlay Committee met on December 5, 2018 to discuss amending the previously approved Capital Outlay Budget for 2018-19. The Capital Outlay committee is comprised of district staff, school staff, a school board member […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the financial situation with the Killearn Country Club has become so dire that consideration is being given to closing all golf operations and turning the 18 hole course into walking trails. Sources tell TR that developer JT Burnett recently met with Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) representatives at an “Executive Board” […]
According to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted after President Trump’s State of the Union speech on February 5th, a majority of Republicans and independents who watched the address approved of Trump’s speech. However, in Tallahassee you will not find this information prominently reported in the local media. The top line numbers show that 76% approved […]
By Priscilla West This August, approximately 450 students will begin studies at Tallahassee Classical School, Leon County’s newest tuition-free public charter school. With the first admissions lottery, my husband and I find ourselves in the fortunate position to choose whether our children will be among them. Charter schools justify their existence by offering alternative teaching […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s orange crop forecast has held steady since the end of 2018, while projections for other types of citrus have been reduced. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, releasing January and February forecasts on Friday, reported Florida remains on pace to grow enough oranges to fill […]
On January 28, the Montford Middle School girls soccer team exhibited their skills and teamwork by winning against Ft. Braden (8-0) at James Messer Park. This is the second consecutive game that the Montford mustangs have won, beating Nims last week (4-0). Even to the end of the game, players continued to exhibit great teamwork, […]
FSU Football At the end of signing day FSU sits at 15/16/19 in the rivals/247sports/espn recruiting rankings. The Seminoles closed out the signing period with 5 more commitments. Those commitments are OL Ira Henry, K Ryan Fitzgerald, DB Travis Jay, OL Darius Washington and DL Quashon Fuller. Four-star safety Nick Cross has yet to sign […]
In the first meeting in city hall since four new members joined the Tallahassee City Commission, three of those officials voted to delay a move forward with a $60 million Public Safety Complex. Despite some community concerns, the Public Safety Complex was on the fast track due to the votes of a city commission that […]
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI) released numbers ending November 2018. Following a 1.06 point slide in October, the Index fell .75 points from 36.96 to 36.21 in November. “The Index fell for the third month in a row in November. The local economy just can’t seem to get any meaningful traction. Business […]
On Saturday January 26th, Roberts Elementary hosted The Trent 10K, 5K, & 1M. The Trent, previously named The Trent Trot, is a fundraiser that has been taking place at Roberts for 10 years. The Trent is a run to honor the life and memory of Trent McElroy, a Roberts elementary student who lost his battle […]