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Leon County Sheriff investigates west Tallahassee shooting, second in 24-hour period
A man was injured in a Wednesday night shooting in west Tallahassee — the second shooting within 24 hours. The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrived around 9:45 p.m. to investigate a call in the area of Blountstown and Parklawn Streets where deputies found a man suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a LCSO news release.
Organized labor weighs in on local politics
It seems like nearly every day when I open the local news, I see a new opinion column, either in the Tallahassee Democrat or a rival news outlet, aimed at City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow, Jack Porter, or the chair of the Leon County Democratic Party, Ryan Ray. Frankly, as a labor leader, I do not care to get too bogged down in party politics and would much rather concern myself with policies that affect working people. I...
Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: July 9, 2024
Below are the Leon County School news briefs from the July 9, 2024, meeting. The Board received a presentation by Dr. Kimball Thomas on the Tallahassee Engaged in Meaningful Productivity for Opportunity Program (TEMPO). So far, TEMPO has engaged more than 3,100 participants ages (16-24), helping youth enroll in higher education, gain meaningful employment, receive […]
State Appeals Ruling on Abortion ‘Statement’
TALLAHASSEE — The state has appealed to a Leon County circuit judge’s decision requiring changes to a “financial impact statement” that will appear on the November ballot with a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights. After announcing his decision during a hearing last week,...
State Attorney's Office: Leon County man convicted at trial for 2021 carjacking
A Leon County man was convicted last Friday on three counts in connection to a 2021 carjacking along Capital Circle. According to a press release from the 2nd Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, Eugene W. Thompson, 67, was found guilty of false imprisonment, armed carjacking and armed robbery. On July...
FEMA announces mobile recovery center at Fort Braden Library for limited time
Good news for residents in the unincorporated parts of the county: Another Federal Emergency Management Agency Mobile Recovery center has opened at the Jane G. Sauls Fort Braden Library. The site joins the already established Disaster Recovery Center at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Library, which both were opened in response to the May 10 tornado outbreak. ...
T-Pain to Perform at the Adderley Amphitheater
Leon County Government recently announced that “GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, producer, songwriter, entrepreneur, global cultural icon and Tallahassee trailblazer T-Pain” will perform live at the Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Tickets go on sale on Friday, July 19, 2024, at noon. “It is a special honor for us to welcome T-Pain, a […]
$300 Million in Disaster Relief: FEMA Offers Financial Assistance to Tallahassee Tornado Victims, Ensuring Federal Benefits Remain Intact!
FEMA Assures No Impact on Federal Benefits from Disaster Aid FEMA Grants Available to Assist Leon County Residents with Recovery According to TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT, after the tornado outbreak in Tallahassee on May 10 residents received comforting news from FEMA. In a recent press release FEMA assured them that receiving disaster assistance grants won’t impact other […]
T-Pain to perform at Tallahassee's bicentennial celebration
T-Pain to headline Leon County's Bicentennial celebration. T-Pain will perform live at the Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park. The concert will culminate a weekend of Bicentennial events. Leon County celebrates community and growth. FULL RELEASE BELOW:. Leon County Government proudly announces a highlight of Leon County’s Bicentennial celebration: GRAMMY® Award-winning...
Leon County property appraiser candidates face off in candidate forum
Two candidates with history squared off at Tuesday's forum to showcase why they're the best person to serve as Leon County's property appraiser. Viewers of the Tallahassee Democrat debate saw both similarities and differences between incumbent Akin Akinyemi, a former county commissioner who was elected in 2016 and again in 2020 to...
REPLAY: Candidates for Leon County judge face off in candidate forum
EDITOR'S NOTE: We had technical difficulties with the livestream. We have updated the video above with the full replay. During a live-broadcast candidate forum sponsored by the Tallahassee Democrat, WFSU and the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee on Tuesday, the three candidates for Leon County Judge Seat 4 faced off Tuesday. ...
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