The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, September 13, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, September 13, 2024

LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest of a Griffin Middle School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. The Village Square’s God Squad will be back beginning Monday, September 16 at noon to kick off their 15th year.  The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold a […]

LCSO Arrests 13-Year-Old with Weapon, Drugs at Griffin Middle School

LCSO Arrests 13-Year-Old with Weapon, Drugs at Griffin Middle School

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest of a Griffin Middle School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. On Thursday morning, September 12th, a 13-year-old Griffin Middle School student arrived on campus with an odor of marijuana. School administrators conducted a search of his bookbag and found a loaded handgun. […]

School Books Settlement Reached

School Books Settlement Reached

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Authors of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” and parents of students have reached a settlement with the Nassau County school district that will lead to 36 books returning to school libraries after being removed last year, according to court documents filed this week. […]

Preview: Florida State versus Memphis

Preview: Florida State versus Memphis

This Saturday at noon the Seminoles will host the Memphis Tigers in Doak Campbell on ESPN. Memphis is 2-0 with wins over North Alabama and Troy. FSU is 10-7-1 against the Tigers in the series history. The last time these 2 schools matched up was in 1990, FSU prevailed 35-3. Mike Norvell was 38-15 in […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, September 12, 2024

LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2. The Greater Frenchtown Southside Citizens Advisory Committee recently held a meeting and concluded that the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency […]

City Commission Approves FY2025 Budget in 3-2 Vote

City Commission Approves FY2025 Budget in 3-2 Vote

On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2, with Mayor John Dailey, and City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne William-Cox supporting the proposed budget and […]

Appeals Court Wades into FSU-ACC Fight

Appeals Court Wades into FSU-ACC Fight

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Florida appellate-court panel heard arguments Wednesday in a two-state legal battle between Florida State University and the Atlantic Coast Conference over issues such as sports media rights Attorneys for the ACC went to the Tallahassee-based 1st District Court of Appeal in June seeking to […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

LOCAL NEWS An analysis of crime data in Leon County shows that fatal shootings have reached a 17-month low as of August 31, 2024. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS The latest Leon County Maxprep volleyball rankings have the Chiles Timberwolves in the top position followed by Florida High. FLORIDA NEWS Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday […]

Fatal Shootings Hit a 17-Month Low

Fatal Shootings Hit a 17-Month Low

An analysis of crime data in Leon County shows that fatal shootings have reached a 17-month low as of August 31, 2024. The three-month average of fatal shootings as of September 1, 2024, is 1.0 – meaning there has been 3 fatal shootings from June 1 through August 31. The three-month average of fatal shootings […]

Chiles Timberwolves Lead in Latest High School Volleyball Rankings

Chiles Timberwolves Lead in Latest High School Volleyball Rankings

The latest Leon County Maxprep volleyball rankings have the Chiles Timberwolves in the top position followed by Florida High. The table below is a ranking of the 10 Leon County high schools that have indoor volleyball teams based on current record, overall rating and strength of schedule as tabulated by MaxPreps. The stats used in […]

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