By The News Service of Florida An attorney for Death Row inmate Louis Gaskin has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to halt a scheduled Wednesday execution of Gaskin in the 1989 murders of a Flagler County couple. Attorney Eric Pinkard filed documents Thursday seeking a stay of execution and asking the U.S. […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Classical School (TCS) has responded to a letter from Superintendent Rocky Hanna which alleges that the school is in violation of their charter agreement. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: On April 5th, the Village Square hosted the 11th annual Tallahassee Town Hall with City of Tallahassee and Leon County Commissioners participating. Tom Flanigan from FSU News […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers Wednesday reached the halfway point in this year’s 60-day legislative session. The House and Senate have passed high-profile bills involving issues such as affordable housing and school vouchers, but major issues remain to be resolved. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues: — […]
The Tallahassee Classical School (TCS) has responded to a letter from Superintendent Rocky Hanna which alleges that school is in violation of their charter agreement. The TCS response is provided below. Hanna wrote in a letter last week that TCS has only four board members rather than the required five. Hanna indicated that this violation […]
On April 5th, the Village Square hosted the 11th annual Tallahassee Town Hall with City of Tallahassee and Leon County Commissioners participating. Tom Flanigan from FSU News moderated the event and engaged the commissioners in a discussion about issues important to the residents of our community. City Commissioners Dianne Williams Cox, Curtis Richardson and Jack […]
LOCAL NEWS TR Exclusive: The Tallahassee Classical School has responded to questions about compliance alleged in a letter sent by Leon County Schools superintendent Rocky Hanna on Tuesday. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: Gun violence, affordable housing and creating jobs with a livable wage are all big concerns community members expressed to city and county commissioners at […]
LOCAL NEWS On April 3rd, the Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) Finance and Budget Committee held a meeting and discussed the staffing allocations for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Get the details. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: Tonight, The Village Square’s annual town hall will take place. The event invites commissioners from the City of Tallahassee and […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on March 30, 2023.__ The Board approved a Superintendent recommendation to adopt a change order for Ferrara Consultants and Space Age Roof Tech, LLC. Sealey Elementary School, Roof Replacement Project. The contract amount will be increased by $145,788.35. The original […]
On April 3rd, the Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) Finance and Budget Committee held a meeting and discussed the staffing allocations for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Committee member Paul Mitchell noted that at the March 23rd meeting the CSC Governing Council granted one full time position requested by the Executive Director and asked the […]
Two Florida Democratic leaders – Democrat party chair Nikki Fried and Senator Lauren Book – were arrested Monday with a group of protesters outside city hall. The group was advocating for abortion access due to the proposed six-week ban on abortion that was passed in the Senate earlier in the day. The arrests came after […]