Superintendent Hanna and Leon County School Board (LCSB) member Alva Striplin responded harshly to a parent’s critical assessment of Astoria Park Elementary School. The parent, who attended the February 26th LCSB meeting held at Gilchrist Elementary School, spoke during the “citizens to be heard” part of the agenda. She explained to the Board that her […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida cities and counties would get letter grades for economic and non-economic factors, under a bill that drew mostly bipartisan support Tuesday from the House Appropriations Committee. Another measure approved by the committee would ask voters in November to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that […]
UPDATE The City Commissioners unanimously approved a lease agreement for a TEMPO office at their February 26 meeting. The lease agreement with Town South LLC totals $21,000 per year for three years, plus a security deposit of $2049.48. The space will be used for a TEMPO engagement office offering services including voting registration, mentoring and […]
The Chiles boys lacrosse team showed support for coach Ken Morton at their first game of the season on Monday, February 17. Morton was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has continued to lead the team as head coach. The team wore bracelets in support of Morton. Chiles Athletic Director Mike Eto said the idea […]
During the February 25th Leon County Board of County Commissioners meeting the Board approved a five-year contract with the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA). Moving forward, the five-year agreement will continue the “same operational and programmatic” FY2020 funding formula. COCA will continue to receive once-cent of TDT revenue as well as $150,000 in general […]
UPDATE At their February 26 meeting, the City Commissioners voted 4-1 to pass an amendment to the City’s contract with Marpan Recycling and a recycling rate increase. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voted against the changes, noting that he is concerned about the financial impact of the rate increase and would rather present a plan to the […]
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A six-hour grilling by a key House committee Monday revealed that several board members of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence were unaware that the former CEO of the non-profit agency received $7 million in compensation over three years. Tiffany Carr, the coalition’s long-serving executive […]
Pam Hightower, a longtime educator, filed the necessary paperwork last Friday with the Supervisor of Elections to run for Superintendent of Leon County Schools. Hightower filed as a Democrat. The Tallahassee Democrat was the first media outlet to report her candidacy. Current Superintendent Rocky Hanna filed earlier this year with a no party affiliation designation. […]
At the conclusion of the City of Tallahassee budget workshop last week, Mayor John Dailey took to Twitter to tout the performance of the local economy and the low cost of living and doing business in Tallahassee. As part of the budget workshop, which focused on the FY20 First Quarter Update, city staff provided a […]
On February 25th the Leon County Board of County Commissioners are set to vote on whether or not to approve joining the Florida Hate Crime Coalition (FHCC), formed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2016. This issue was brought to the Boards attention by the Tallahassee-Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. […]