Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 47.6% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 229 single-family home resales in May 2020 and 338 resales in May 2021. Last month there were 302 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in May 2021 increased […]
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge by Florida and 17 other states to the Affordable Care Act, leaving intact the law that has helped more than 2 million Floridians obtain subsidized health insurance this year. The court, in a 7-2 decision, did […]
Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida State University Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a five-year contract for incoming President Richard McCullough, as retiring President John Thrasher reflected on his nearly seven years at the helm.. McCullough, who was selected last month to lead the university, would earn an annual […]
The Tallahassee City Commission confirmed the election of Beth Corum, Katrina Rolle, and Carlos Campo, M.D., to the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc., Board of Directors at the June 16th meeting. The Board of Directors of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. (TMH) recently voted to elect the three individuals to the TMH Board. The lease agreement between […]
The City Commission approved the donation of city-owned lots and the disbursement of $195,000 to partner with Big Bend Habitat for Humanity on the construction of three homes. The funds originate from the Affordable Housing Trust which currently has over $1 million in unallocated funds. The city is eligible to participate in the Community Contribution […]
A Florida Black Republican congressman blasted the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in an interview with CNN, calling the group “off-putting” for ignoring his request for membership. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL-19) said he has “not really heard much from the CBC” since he attempted to join the group, and that nobody on the caucus has reached […]
The Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved 5-0, the district contract for Dynamic Integrated Security (DIS) for the School Guardian program. The contract term is for two years with an option to renew for an additional three years. DIS was created six years ago in order to expand operations in the U.S. The security company […]
During a special Blueprint IA meeting on Tuesday elected officials from the Leon County Commission and the Tallahassee City Commission voted 9-3 to move forward with the Northeast Gateway project. The Northeast Gateway will begin at Fleischmann Road – at the entrance to the Canopy development – and move through Welaunee plantation terminating at the […]
At the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The Board approved the release of $159,281 for Allstate Construction, Inc. for completing the “Rickards High School, Phase 5, Demolition, Site Work, Utilities, Elevator, Canopies and New Construction Project.” The Board approved the pre-qualifying of four contractors for a one-year […]
Listed below are notes from the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting. Superintendent Rocky Hanna recognized Mrs. Pat Phelan of Lawton Chiles High School who has been teaching for over 50 years. She had a long career at Amos P. Godby High School for 30 years, and now at Chiles High for 20 years. […]