On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Board of Commissioners will hear a request to realign $1 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funding previously approved by the Board for the Tallahassee Housing Authority’s (THA) Columbia Gardens at South City (Columbia Gardens) affordable housing project. This realignment will ensure that the ERA funds will […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Commissioners will hear a status report from Domi Education Inc. about the impact of their programs and initiatives. Domi entered into a public-private partnership with Leon County in 2013 to help stimulate economic growth. Per Domi’s website, their “incubation programs are designed to equip entrepreneurs to launch and […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Commission will consider the budget for outside agencies and the Community Human Services Partnership (CHSP) for the fiscal year 2026. Leon County allocates these funds to non-profit organizations that engage in community initiatives related to issues like homelessness and domestic violence. The budget for FY2026 is finalized in […]
The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host its Finance & Budget Committee Meeting on Thursday, March 20. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, 1203 Governors Square Blvd, Suite 102, Tallahassee, FL 32301. The agenda is provided below. The financial reports up […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Concluding that school officials’ actions did not “shock the conscience,” a divided federal appeals court Wednesday ruled against a couple who sued the Leon County school system in a dispute stemming from their child wanting to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents […]
On Mar. 3, eight schools took part in the Tallahassee City Championship girls tennis tournament. The eight schools that competed included Maclay, Chiles, Leon, Lincoln, Community Christian (CCS), St. John Paul II (JPII), North Florida Christian (NFC) and Florida High. Below is a table with the team scores for all eight schools. Maclay finished the […]
On Mar. 3, eight schools took part in the Tallahassee City Championship boys tennis tournament. The eight schools participating included Maclay, Chiles, Leon, Lincoln, Community Christian (CCS), St. John Paul II (JPII), North Florida Christian (NFC) and Florida High. The table below shows the final team results based on total points. Chiles finished the tournament […]
On Mar. 6, three Leon County boys wrestling teams participated in FHSAA State Tournaments. Lincoln and Chiles competed in the 2A class while Florida High competed in 1A. Each team had at least two wrestlers place (top 8) in their respected weight class. Also, on Mar. 5, the girls FHSAA state tournament took place and […]
On Tuesday March 18, Leon County will present the 2024 Supervised Pretrial Release Program Report to the Board of County Commissioners. Section 907.043, Florida Statutes (F.S.), cited as the “Citizens’ Right-to-Know Act,” requires that a pretrial release program submit an annual report to the governing body and the Clerk of the Court by March 31st […]
The Capital Conservatives Club recently announced that Tallahassee Deputy City Manager, Dr. Karen Jumonville will be the guest speaker for their March 18th meeting. The press release noted that “Dr. Jumonville will discuss what is currently happening in our town and what is coming to Tallahassee during 2025 and beyond. This will include the recent […]