LOCAL NEWS A frustrated Leon County Commission voted 4-3 on Tuesday to challenge the City of Tallahassee’s request to increase the fire services fee with a proposal to cut $8.5 million in fire fund expenses. Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban on affordable housing: “…to move forward, we need to acknowledge three unspoken realities that Tallahassee […]
LOCAL NEWS Today at noon at Capital City Country Club, the NEBA May luncheon will feature Sal Nuzzo, executive director of Consumers Defense – a national, non-profit policy and advocacy organization. Sal will discuss significant new legislation and the new state budget OR update us on its current status (which remains unknown at the time […]
LOCAL NEWS Some members of the Florida A&M University community say they’re planning strategies – including economic boycotts – to express their frustration about the selection of Marva Johnson as FAMU’s 13th president. Leon County Government, the City of Tallahassee, Elmington Capital, and community partners held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of Ridge […]
LOCAL NEWS U.S. Census Bureau information shows that Leon County’s 2.8% growth rate in population, from 2020 through 2024, ranked 56 among the 67 Florida counties. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the April 2025 passenger traffic decreased 1.0% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down […]
LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Hanna recommends school leaders as new principals for the 2025-2026 school year to the Leon School Board. The latest jobs report shows the Leon County April unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% due to a decrease in the number of people looking for work. Leon County Government is seeking applications from qualified individuals […]
LOCAL NEWS Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on Friday selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive, as the school’s next president, despite an outcry from alumni and students who questioned her qualifications and ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Guatemalan man is awaiting deportation after being arrested in Tallahassee, according to […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses FSU professor Diane Roberts’ partisan rhetoric on The Preston Scott Show. State Attorney Jack Campbell plans to seek the death penalty for the suspected Florida State University campus shooter. Florida A&M University’s board of trustees is set to select the school’s next leader today. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS The Lincoln Trojan 2025 baseball […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the recent Tallahassee City Commission meeting on The Preston Scott Show. A decision over who will be Florida A&M University’s next president is expected Friday. The four finalists are visiting the campus this week, and on Wednesday, the candidate garnering the most local pushback made her visit. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, the city commission will consider staff’s recommendation to award the Griffin Heights Grocery Store Construction contract to Tip Top Construction. On Tuesday, May 13, the Leon County Commission voted to award the contract for the Amtrak Station Visitor Center Building Repair project to H.A. Contracting Corp. in the amount of $2,160,000. […]
LOCAL NEWS During the May 8th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) budget workshop, elected officials approved a plan to fund an air service incentive proposal. The IA voted 10-2 to approve a plan via an expedited process that would cost $670,000 per year. The man accused of opening fire last month at Florida State University, killing two […]