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Preston wants to bring accessibility to property appraiser’s office
The role of the property appraiser is pivotal to the community. It affects everything from local taxes to property sales and community development. As the election for property appraiser approaches, it's crucial to consider a candidate who is committed to working with and for the citizens. Here are a few reasons why I...
At least 3 key contests will be decided in the Aug. 20 primary. Here's what you need to know.
The Aug. 20 primary election will offer voters far more than just an opportunity to pick their favorite party standard-bearers or whittle down crowded fields of candidates. At least three important contests, each with only two candidates, will be flat-out decided in the primary: Leon County property appraiser and Leon County School Board Districts 2 and 4.
Who's a Republican or Democrat? Partisan guide to the Tallahassee 2024 primary election
Voters in Leon County won't have the benefit of seeing a "D" or "R" next to the names of most of the candidates on Aug. 20 primary election ballots. That's because the contests for City Commission, County Commission, School Board and county judge are all nonpartisan. However, the local parties haven't exactly taken a hands-off approach in the primary.
Leon County Property Appraiser: Voters' guide to the 2024 primary election
Leon County Property Appraiser Partisan/Universal Primary — Since only democratic candidates qualified for this contest, it will appear on all ballots regardless of party affiliation. Who can vote: All registered...
Election 2024: League of Women Voters, others lead local effort to recycle campaign signs
The League of Women Voters of Tallahassee (LWVT), Leon County Office of Resource Stewardship, the Leon County Supervisor of Elections and Marpan Recycling are partnering to provide a "Campaign Sign Recycling Program" to coincide with the 2024 election cycle. “This community partnership meets an important need. We hope that residents of Leon County...
Florida development threatens beloved greenway with road and flooding
The Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway was Florida's first urban greenway and attracts about 2,000 users a week. (Photo via Friends of the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway) Reporters file a lot of legislative stories datelined Tallahassee, so people might have the wrong impression of our fine capital city. When the session is on, you could echo Obi-Wan Kenobi’s grousing about never finding “a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”
Upcoming environmental forum seeks to spark student interest
Railroad Square Art District. Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency. Apalachicola National Forest. Leon County and Tallahassee commissions. When I first moved to Tallahassee to pursue my undergraduate degree at Florida State University, none of those places or panels meant anything to me; I hadn’t heard about them. I moved to Tallahassee to get my degree in four years and then leave. I never envisioned living in Tallahassee past my time at Florida State because I’d never heard about the...
Rolling wish lists: What Leon County teachers need – and how you can help
Every August, teachers decorate classrooms and prepare for students to return to school. As a rite of passage for the new year, teachers create lists of items they'd like to get to enhance and nurture students. Most of the time, wish list expenses end up coming out of pocket and can be...
LIST: Road closures across the Big Bend following Hurricane Debby’s landfall
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Several roads have closed across the Big Bend following Hurricane Debby’s landfall early Monday morning due to flooding along with downed power lines and trees. This list will be updated as we learn more. Leon County. Natural Bridge Road at Old Plank Road. Louvinia Drive...
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