At the March 7th Leon County School Board meeting, school officials delayed the adoption of the proposed Human Growth & Development curriculum due to concerns of some parents and school board members. One of the concerns related to a lesson included for seventh graders (12-13 year-old’s) which addressed ways to avoid Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s). […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County School Board meeting that took place on March 7, 2023.___ Shelly Bell, director of Lively Technical College provided an update to the Board related to career technical education overview. Career Dual Enrollment (CDE) is an option for high school students to enroll in post-secondary courses to […]
The Tallahassee City Commission is considering approval of $1,490,841 of additional funding to the Cook Brothers, Inc. for the modernization and improvements to the passenger terminal at the Tallahassee International Airport. On December 8th 2021, the City Commission approved a construction contract award to the Cook Brothers, Inc. for the Terminal Rehabilitation Phase III Project. […]
The Tallahassee City Commission is considering staff’s recommendation to approve the submission of an application for the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI) Grant in the amount of $1,000,000. If approved, the city staff and Blueprint will apply for grant funding to support the additional cycling lanes known as the Downtown-University Protected Bike Lane Project. […]
The Department of Justice recently announced that a new rule has been submitted to the Federal Register implementing the Time Credits program required by the First Step Act for persons incarcerated in federal facilities who committed nonviolent offenses. As part of the implementation process, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has begun transferring eligible inmates […]
City Commissioner Jack Porter announced on Monday that she is seeking re-election to her seat on the Tallahassee City Commission. She filed the formal paper work with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections on February 24. She announced her plans on Twitter. Porter tweeted, “We’ve got unfinished business, y’all I’m officially running for re-election!” The […]
The local Leon County Democratic Executive Committee issued a press release today urging the legalization of marijuana in Leon County. The press release notes that on February 27, 2023 at a meeting of the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee, the full body of the Party voted unanimously to petition the Leon County Commission to decriminalize […]
On February 28th, the Leon County School Board unanimously passed a new policy that provides a process for parents and residents to challenge existing and new school material. Parents and residents can file a petition to contest new material used in a classroom, school library or included on a reading list. The petition must be […]
A Tallahassee Police Department officer was recently reinstated by Chief Revell after being suspended due to a failed drug test. The officer – whose name has not been released – was suspended after testing positive on June 3 for amphetamines. The police officer claimed that the positive test was due to unknowingly taking Adderall belonging […]
Tallahassee Community College (TCC) recently announced the formation of the Tallahassee Collegiate Academy (TCA), a tuition-free STEM charter high school that will open in August. The Florida Department of Education approved TCC in January as the first college charter school authorizer under an initiative supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis aimed at boosting workforce programs called […]