During the Tuesday Leon County School Board meeting, officials voted to move forward with a $645 million tentative budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The board also scheduled a public hearing to adopt the final millage rates and adopt the final budget. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September […]
During Monday’s Leon County School Board (LCSB) agenda review, Steve Vancore, with Clearview Research, told officials that a poll commissioned by the Leon County Teachers Association indicated that 76% of Leon County voters would support an increase in property taxes to fund expenses such as teacher salaries and school safety. The current LCSB millage rate […]
The latest gas price information provided by gasbuddy.com indicates that Tallahassee gas prices remain below the national and Florida averages. The information shows that that the national average cost of regular gas is approximately $3.12 per gallon compared to $2.94 in Tallahassee. The Florida average cost per gallon is approximately $3.05 The 2025 Independence Day […]
City Commissioner Matlow Calls for Action on Fire Service Fees By Commissioner Jeremy Matlow The inconsistencies of the city of Tallahassee’s fire services fee have received broad interest and public backlash which requires immediate intervention to clarify our fire services assessments so that confidence can be restored in the city’s management of the fire department. […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the July 8, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Board member Laurie Cox was not present. All votes on the items were unanimous. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01: The Leon County School Board (LCSB) voted, following a public hearing, the adoption of the amendment to Policy 1600, […]
Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on July 8, 2025. The Board approved consent Items 1-14,16-17. Item 15 was pulled by Commissioner O’Keefe for discussion. Item 15: Fiscal Year 2023 – 2024 Annual Audit and Financial Statements. Commissioner O’Keefe noted an “unusual number of significant and immaterial major findings” and […]
The Chief Judge for Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit has reported Leon County Clerk of Court Gwen Marshall to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming “neglect of duty.” In an eight-page letter dated June 27 from Chief Judge Frank Allman to Marshall, Allman outlined a pattern of excessive delays and ongoing filing and docketing errors resulting in […]
On Tuesday, July 22, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Christian Caban and the reappointment of Monesia Brown to the Tallahassee State College District Board of Trustees. Christian Caban is the Principal of Wolf Hospitality Group and is currently elected as a Leon County Commissioner, representing District 2. Caban currently serves as a member […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a case that has drawn national attention, a federal appeals court this week declined to reconsider a decision that backed the Leon County school system in a dispute about a student wanting to express a gender identity and use pronouns the child’s parents didn’t […]
On Thursday afternoon, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County voted to approve the $10.5 million FY2025-26 budget, adopt the current millage rate of .03477, and to fund an after-school program impacted by federal budget cuts. In addition to the FY2025-26 budget, the focus of the meeting was an emergency request by Leon County School […]