The ban of cell phones by one of Florida’s largest school districts – Orange County (Orlando) – is making national news and raising questions about the use of cell phones by students. Following the recent Florida law requiring public school districts to ban cellphones during instructional time, the New York Times released an article questioning […]
By Priscilla West On November 14th, Leon County School Board Chair Rosanne Wood moved to replace “gender” with “gender identity” in the district’s nondiscrimination statement. The amendment was approved in a 4-1 vote, with only member Alva Striplin in opposition. This seemingly innocuous change has important implications. While Florida law no longer allows classroom instruction […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to approve a contract with Wagstaff & Cartmell and four firms as co-counsel to represent the Board in a lawsuit against social media […]
At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s recommendation to approve a contract with Wagstaff & Cartmell and four firms as co-counsel to represent the Board in a lawsuit against social media companies. The contract will provide authority for the law firms to file a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook, Instagram, […]
BY Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Republican Party’s executive committee Monday removed embattled Chairman Christian Ziegler and elevated Vice Chairman Evan Power to lead the party as the 2024 election year gets underway. Power said after the meeting the party is “moving forward.” While acknowledging a pause in fundraising, […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 1,387 jobs in November when compared to last month. There were 162,480 people working in Leon County in November compared to last month’s revised employment number of 163,867. Despite the loss of jobs, the unemployment rate came in at 3.2%, down from the 3.3% reported last month […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Orange County lawmakers Friday backed a longshot proposal that could essentially return to the Walt Disney Co. control of a special taxing district that was revamped after Gov. Ron DeSantis got into a feud with the entertainment giant. In a voice vote, members of the […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Today, LCS will hold an Agenda/Workshop and discuss “Adjustments to the Expulsion Process” and “Recruitment/Retention Updates”. See full the meeting agenda here. TPD has been investigating a suspicious death that took place around 11:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2800 […]
The Rickards Raiders hosted the Ribault Trojans (Jacksonville) on Saturday afternoon and won 47-33 in a battle of top ranked high school girls basketball teams. The Raiders (9-4) came into the game ranked 11th in Class 5A while the Trojans (10-2) – who defeated Rickards earlier in the year – were ranked 7th in Class […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS JetBlue arrived at Tallahassee International Airport to begin service Thursday morning. The airline is launching service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Tallahassee International Airport (TLH). JetBlue will operate the Tallahassee route using its Airbus A320 aircraft. On […]