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FEMA providing toll-free legal assistance hotline to low-income disaster victims
Amid ongoing recovery efforts from the May 10 tornadoes, now classified as a major disaster by President Biden, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has launched a free legal help hotline for Leon County residents. FEMA’s Disaster Legal Services (DLS) program, in partnership with the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and The Florida...
Former Leon County deputy faces charge for striking inmate at jail
A now-former deputy who worked at Leon County's jail is facing a criminal case related to a report of him hitting an inmate. Jerry Dent, 49, was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of battery after he surrendered himself in Wakulla County, said Shonda Knight, a spokesperson for the Leon County Sheriff's Office, which operates the county jail. He was released from Leon County custody later that same day, according to court records. ...
Florida judge signs order for ACC to provide Florida State copies of ESPN contracts
A circuit judge in Leon County has now signed an "interim protective order" under which the Atlantic Coast Conference will hand over its media agreements to Florida State University. The joint proposed order was submitted to Judge John C. Cooper on July 2, with the ACC and FSU agreeing to...
Samaritan’s Purse fulfills more than 500 requests in Tallahassee, helping homeowners after May 10 storms
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Wednesday, July 10 marks two months since tornadoes barreled through Leon County. Since then, the Christian nonprofit Samaritan’s Purse has deployed in the community, working to help homeowners get back on their feet. The group has completed more than 500 jobs in the last two...
Tallahassee woman again charged with animal cruelty, this time for 'underfed' pigs
A woman arrested in May on charges of animal cruelty regarding dogs now faces more charges for housing 33 "overbred" and "underfed" pigs against court orders, authorities say. Judy Dubois, 58, was charged Wednesday with 12 new misdemeanors of "animal cruelty, torment, deprive, mutilate or kill any animal." As of Thursday afternoon, she was being held in the Leon County Detention Facility in lieu of a $250 bond.
Jon Ausman: Is there a Secret Agent in Tallahassee?
It may be time that Republican County Chair Evan Power publicly declare Leon County Democratic Chair Ryan Ray as their Most Valuable Republican Secret Agent. For the first time going back to the 1980 Presidential elections (this is as far back as I have voter registration records), Democrats have suffered a net loss in voter registration during the first six months of a Presidential election year of -4,806. This mighty achievement by Chair Ray is exceeded only by the loss of another -6,715 voters during his first full year as County Chair in 2023. Since Ray became Chair, in eighteen short months, there has been a net loss of -11,521 Democratic registered voters.
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