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School grades are out for 2024. Here's how Leon County Schools fared
The Leon County School District is just three points shy of an A grade, according to the Florida Department of Education's assessment of the state's public-school districts for the 2023-24 school year. “While there is still a lot of hard work ahead of us, we know we are on the right...
Leon County Presents Bicentennial Celebration with T-Pain
Update: Unfortunately, as of July 22, 2024, tickets to this event are sold out. Leon County Government proudly announces a highlight of its Bicentennial celebration: 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, Nov. 10, 2024. Tickets are available now.
JetBlue to pull out of Tallahassee International Airport after less than a year of service
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Less than a year after JetBlue began servicing flights from the capital city, the airline has announced it will suspend all services from the Tallahassee International Airport (TLH). The JetBlue Corporate Communications Team confirmed in an email sent Wednesday evening that JetBlue will cease all operations...
City of Tallahassee building to be named for former Mayor John Marks in Friday ceremony
The City of Tallahassee is honoring former Mayor John R. Marks III by naming its Gemini Building on North Adams Street in his honor in a ceremony on Friday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony comes after the city commission unanimously voted on the new name for the city-owned office building. "As we celebrate our city's...
Donna Adelson in court for first case management hearing since January
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (COURT TV) — Donna Adelson appeared in court today via Zoom for her first case management hearing since January. Adelson, the matriarch of a wealthy South Florida family, is the latest person to be formally charged in the death of FSU law professor Dan Markel. Leon County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Everett granted... Read more » Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
Guitar Store man, brickyard builder, and a world checkers champ make the Tallahassee 200
The TLH 200: Gerald Ensley Memorial Bicentennial Project is proud to announce the seventh installment of our rolling list of 200 people who laid the foundation for the growth of the civil society we find today in Tallahassee. As the city commemorates the 200th anniversary of its founding, the Tallahassee Democrat and Real Talk 93.3 have cast a wide net to find artists, educators, civil rights leaders, politicians, athletes, builders, business titans and neighborhood icons who earned a place in the spotlight. ...
What’s Brewing - Far Out Funk and Blues Fest
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Here’s what’s brewing in Tallahassee!. The Far Out Funk and Blues Fest is taking the stage at the Tucker Center Friday at 6 p.m. It was initially postponed in April. Seven acts are set to take the stage, headlined by British R&B group “Loose...
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an...
Leon County school board, superintendent candidates debate equity in local forum
Candidates for Leon County Schools superintendent and board seats answered some critical questions about how the district can support Black students and families during a forum hosted by the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP. Mutaqee Akbar, president of the NAACP Tallahassee branch, said constituents should make an informed vote from candidates they...
Leon County Property Owners Will Pay $40 Million More in Property Taxes in FY2025
Based on market conditions as of January 1, 2024, Leon County property owners will pay approximately $40 million more in property taxes to seven different taxing authorities in FY2025 when compared to FY 2024. The tax increase is due to the increase in taxable property values in Leon County which increased approximately 10% from 2023 […]
Local business association forum sheds light on superintendent candidates' views
Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna and challengers Joe Burgess and Star Swain Tuesday addressed issues affecting the school district during a candidate forum hosted by the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates. The forum was attended by local taxpayers, candidate supporters and NEBA members, all looking for answers to some of the most pressing questions about the future of public schools, which equip students for the workforce in the business community. ...
Iconic Midtown building—home to Kent's Lounge, Waterworks—torn down this week
It was a sunny afternoon in 1973 when Tommy Brown Jr. stopped by the late Kent Strauss' liquor store, Northside Package, on Thomasville Road. Strauss was looking to make a little more money after other liquor stores began to sprout up, so he opened a lounge where Brown, his father and a handful of others gathered for laughs, chats and mixed drinks, then sold at 80 cents. ...
Laurie Lawson Cox nabs Gov. DeSantis endorsement for Leon County School Board reelection
Leon County School Board member Laurie Lawson Cox may have been left off a recent list of Gov. Ron DeSantis' Florida school board endorsements, but she nonetheless has the governor's backing. DeSantis recently named 23 school board candidates he endorses this election cycle, but Cox wasn't on it. Cox, running for reelection...
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