At the Tuesday Leon County Commission, officials voted to approve a $1.3 million funding level for the Community Human Service Partnership (CHSP) for fiscal year 2020. In addition, the County Commission voted to approve a five-year annual commitment of $100,000 to the Kearney Center/Homeless Shelter, $87,500 for county commissioner district budgets and $27,000 for special […]
Today the Florida First District Court of Appeal, after hearing oral arguments, denied an appeal filed by Jorge Piekarewicz and J. D. Rayburn and affirmed a lower court decision made in favor of Killearn Golf Course owner Barton Tuck. The decision affirmed a ruling made by Leon County Circuit Court Judge James O. Shelfer. The […]
By The News Service of Florida A Republican lawmaker’s effort to deport more undocumented immigrants detained by Florida law-enforcement agencies is quickly moving through the Senate. The Senate Infrastructure and Security Committee on a party-line vote Tuesday approved the bill (SB 168) without being able to finish hearing testimony from members of the public, who […]
When Hurricane Michael churned its way to the Gulf coast, morning drive radio host Preston Scott and his colleagues did what they have done each time a storm approached or hit the region – they broadcasted the important information to listeners. Michael was different and historic. Its legacy is one of devastation never seen in […]
At their last meeting, the Leon County Commission accepted the Concurrency Annual Report for 2018. One of the main purposes of the report is to evaluate the Level of Service (LOS) standards for roadways. LOS definitions are provided below. The report indicates that of the 444 roadway segments monitored, there were 21 roadway segments operating […]
Last week, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with a study to determine the feasibility of building a citywide, fiber optic utility. More specifically, the votes means that city staff will now begin developing an RFP for the study. City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow was supportive of the idea and is interested in […]
Approximately 300 people showed up to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency kick-off meeting at the Holy Comforter School to hear a presentation about the Northeast Gateway. After an informal question and answer session and a 45 minute presentation by officials, speaker after speaker voiced their concern about how the project would impact Killean Estates by connecting […]
Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arraigned on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The indictment was announced […]
While stories like the one below should not dismiss an intelligent discussion about the environmental challenges we face today, this 1989 report does raise legitimate questions about the apocalyptic and absolute predictions promoted by many who support a similar narrative in 2019. From a June 29, 1989, Associated Press dispatch: UNITED NATIONS (AP)—A senior U.N. environmental […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Northwest Florida lawmakers Thursday promoted a $315 million proposal that would make loans available to local governments still reeling from Hurricane Michael and would set up a task force to determine additional state assistance for the storm-battered region. The wide-ranging Senate bill (SB 1610) comes […]