Striplin Walks Out of School Board Meeting
UPDATE 7:56 School Board meeting is adjourned. UPDATE 7:53 DeeDee Rasmussen to the rescue…sort of. Rasmussen, due to a potential conflict, will…
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Rosanne Wood Proposes Mask Policy for 2021-22 School Year
During the Leon County School’s agenda review meeting on Monday, Board member Rosanne Wood submitted a proposal for COVID-19 policies for the…
Mormon Church Begins Construction of New Temple
Construction is underway for the Tallahassee Florida Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which will be the third…
LCS Announces Teacher Assignments for Gilchrist Elementary
At the June 29th meeting, the Leon County School Board will consider the approval of Superintendent Hanna’s Instructional Personnel recommendations for 2021-2022…
Tallahassee Police Department Celebrates Multiple Promotions
On June 21st, 2021, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) celebrated multiple promotions within the department as well as the addition of the…
Third Grade 2021 Reading Scores Released by FDOE
On Tuesday, June 22nd, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced the initial English Language Arts (ELA) results of the Grade 3…
The CSC Settles on Tax Rate, Creates Needs Assessment Committee
At a meeting on Tuesday June 22nd in the Leon County Commission Chambers, the Leon County Children’s Services Council (CSC) unanimously voted…
Leon County 2020 Crime Rate Down, Violent Crime Up
Driven by a decrease in property crime, the 2020 Leon County crime rate fell by 20.4% when compared to 2019 numbers. Leon…
City Makes Donation to Big Bend Habitat for Humanity
The City Commission approved the donation of city-owned lots and the disbursement of $195,000 to partner with Big Bend Habitat for Humanity…
LCS Awards School Security Contract
The Leon County School Board (LCSB) approved 5-0, the district contract for Dynamic Integrated Security (DIS) for the School Guardian program. The…
Northeast Gateway Moves Forward with 9-3 Vote
During a special Blueprint IA meeting on Tuesday elected officials from the Leon County Commission and the Tallahassee City Commission voted 9-3…
LCS Approves Construction Items at June 16th Board Meeting
At the June 16th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The Board approved the release of $159,281…