LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission voted to advance a sale of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Wednesday night. The Tallahassee City Commission voted to gather more information before making a decision on the proposed sale of city land to the Capital City Country Club. The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to defeat a motion to […]
LOCAL NEWS Today, the city commission will receive an update on the City of South Miami Litigation related to 287(g) Agreements and the enforcement of federal illegal immigration laws. During this Wednesday’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider a proposal to sell the city-owned land currently leased to the Capital City Country Club. Reminder! […]
LOCAL NEWS On October 23rd, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board will consider funding $5,000,000 for the Meridian Street Pedestrian and Street Safety (PASS) Project. Leon County crews are removing fencing and walls at the Washington Square construction site starting Monday night. The closure is set to impact the streets in the area through Wednesday […]
LOCAL NEWS During this Wednesday’s Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider a proposal to sell the city-owned land currently leased to the Capital City Country Club. City staff is seeking City Commission authorization to sell a 4.54-acre surplus parcel on Capital Circle NW through open market solicitation, utilizing the services of a real […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee is confronting a new reality: Open carrying a pistol or even a rifle is now legal in many public spaces. Open carry is now legal inside our libraries, parks and even most areas of City Hall. A Leon County teacher was arrested on sexual misconduct charges involving a minor. LOCAL SPORTS The […]
LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 6.1% in September 2025 Lively Technical College, in partnership with Leon County Schools, recently announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art welding facility at Chiles High School, made possible through a $631,000 grant […]
LOCAL NEWS Following an opinion article by Leon County School Board Alva Smith, addressing operational efficiencies, Superintendent Rocky Hanna, during Tuesday’s school board meeting, pledged to conduct an operational review of school finances before the end of the year. An estimated 1,000 attendees showed up for Tallahassee’s Longest Table event the evening of Sunday, Oct. […]
LOCAL NEWS Alva Smith: Our ability to pay teachers a higher wage is handcuffed by the operation of too many under capacity schools caused by popularity of School Choice vouchers and scholarships, well-performing Charter Schools and shifting population demographics. The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections for the 2026 election […]
LOCAL NEWS The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the 2024 general election about trust in public schools. They found that an “alarming” number of Floridians do not trust K-12 schools, and that their distrust primarily comes from the concerns that schools have become overly […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest Leon County Sheriff’s Office School Resource 2024-25 Annual Report is out, and it shows a 38.3% increase in high school arrests when compared to 2023-24. The increase was driven by a significant increase in arrests at Leon and Rickards high schools. The chart below shows the arrests for each of the […]