After leading the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce for 25 years, Sue Dick, the President and CEO, is stepping down at the end of this year. The organizations press release stated that Dick, “will be transitioning from the Chamber to explore new opportunities. Sue will continue to lead the Chamber until December 2025, ensuring a […]
A new Waffle House and Culvers have been proposed for Thomasville Road in front of Chiles High School. The restaurants are adjacent to each other and are located between Rhea Road and Wolfpack Way. On Wednesday, growth management officials held an Application Review Meeting to address the design specifics related to the projects. Officials reviewed […]
Below are the meeting briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 18, 2025. The Board approved Consent Items 1-19. The consent items included five status reports: Fiscal Year 2024 Code Enforcement, Nuisance Abatement, and Code Compliance Programs Annual Report, Tallahassee-Leon County Board of Adjustment and Appeals 2024 Annual Report, 2024 Supervised Pretrial […]
On Wednesday, March 5th, 2025, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County held a Governing Council Meeting. Provided below are the meeting briefs. Executive Director’s Report On February 28th, 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis reappointed Mr. Paul Mitchell and Mr. Mark O’Bryant to the Council, as well as appointing Ms. Allison Richards, she also serves as […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously 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 be utilized […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Commissioners heard 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 scale […]
On March 18, 2025, the Leon County Commission voted to establish the Fiscal Year 2026 maximum discretionary funding levels for outside agencies including the Community Human Services Partnership (CHSP). 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 […]
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 […]