LOCAL NEWS Just a day after City Walk Urban Mission Shelter residents were told they couldn’t be housed overnight, the organization learned that the order will be paused, at least until a court date in April. The shelter was cited for a fire code violation in November when TFD discovered the building does not have a […]
On March 27th, the Leon County School Board held their bi-weekly Agenda Review Meeting, which included two workshops. There was no discussion about the agenda that will addressed at the March 28th general business meeting,, so staff went straight to the workshop discussions. The first workshop focused on reading achievement and student success in Leon […]
LOCAL NEWS Today the Leon County School Board will review the curriculum intended to be utilized in grades 4 and above for the statutorily-required instructional topic of Human Growth and Development. The curriculum has been edited after some Board members and parents voiced concerns. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: On March 23rd, Sheriff McNeil gave a report […]
By Rick Burnham Leon High School collected double digit hits enroute to a 17-5 five-inning victory over visiting Rickards under threatening skies Monday at Leon.A trio of Lions led the way with a pair of hits apiece, including leadoff hitter Eddie Castillo, who led off the game for his team with a bunt single and […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With approval Friday from the Florida House, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s $711 million effort to make housing more affordable for working Floridians is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The House voted 103-6 to pass a bill (SB 102) dubbed the “Live Local Act.” The bill […]
On March 23rd, Sheriff McNeil gave a report to the Tallahassee City Commission on the Sheriff’s Council on the Status of Men and Boys (the Council). Previously, the City Commission reserved $140,000 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund for the startup funding of the Council. The Council is an initiative by the Leon County Sheriff’s […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, March 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that January 2023 passenger traffic increased 11.9% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 6,542 from the 54,889 reported during January 2022 to 61,431 in January 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 9.3% for […]
On Wednesday, March 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted against ratifying […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 178 jobs in January. There were 156,218 people working in Leon County in January compared to last month’s revised employment number of 156,396. The January unemployment rate came in at 2.7%, up from the 2.3% reported in December. The unemployment increase was due in part to more […]