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- Florida State women's basketball player Morgan Jones named to All-ACC First and All-Defensive Teams
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 12:15 PMOn Tuesday morning, Florida State guard Morgan Jones was named to both the All-ACC First Team and the league's All-Defensive Team
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The impasse is over: Tallahassee firefighters agree to city contract offer
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 01:44 PMTallahassee's firefighters gave the OK to a tentative contract with the city after a months-long campaign pushing for better wages and benefits.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. DeSantis opens Legislature calling Florida a 'beacon of light' in COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 12:58 PMGov. Ron DeSantis opened Florida's two-month legislative session with annual State of the State address, focusing on his approach to the pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Beyond books: Leon library system purging outdated, unchecked titles as it refocuses mission
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 07:32 AMThe Leon County library system has removed nearly 10,000 items in the past six months as part of an effort to focus more heavily on the digital age.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tallahassee police arrest man on attempted murder in shooting incident
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 06:55 PMNo one was injured in the shooting, which happened Feb. 26 at Brittany Estates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Revealed: The 25 Women You Need to Know and 5 Young Women to Watch for 2021
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 08:00 PMIn honor of Women's History Month, we're celebrating 25 women who make Tallahassee a better place to live – and 5 young women who are on their way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida State's baseball game vs. Mercer postponed
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 01:27 PMFlorida State announced on Monday that its baseball game against Mercer scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ruff road: Yorkie reunited with owner after roaming from South Florida to Tallahassee
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 02:39 PMTallahassee Animal Services reunited Rosie with her owner after the little dog found herself more than 450 miles from her home in Broward County.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sarasota philanthropist commits $1 million to HBCU Center in Washington to house interns
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 05:54 AMA noted Sarasota philanthropist is pledging $1 million to house interns from historically black colleges and universities while in Washington, D.C.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Private nuisance': City staff recommending against permitting City Walk homeless shelter
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 10:07 AMCity staff is not recommending that City Walk Urban Mission be granted the permits to open a fulltime homeless shelter on Mahan Drive
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- Florida State University celebrates its 2021 Seminole 100 list; 20 are Tallahassee businesses
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 07:57 AMThe list recognizes 100 of the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by FSU alumni and includes a wide range of businesses across the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida Senate President kicks off COVID-clouded legislative session
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 12:58 PMSenate President Wilton Simpson kicked off the first day of the 2021 Florida legislative session with folksiness laced with serious words about the tasks ahead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - These 9,880 books are being 'weeded' out of the Leon County public library system | Document
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 06:02 AMThese books have been removed from circulation, but some of them get second and third homes at nonprofits, schools and correctional facilities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tallahassee grown: Sen. Loranne Ausley focuses on food, shelter, jobs | Political Profile
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 06:02 AMSen. Loranne Ausley's legislative plan for 2021, outlined in an exchange of emails before the start of session, focuses on food, shelter and jobs.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - COVID-19 vaccine: Traffic at FAMU site lagging well below expectations
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 08:41 PMThe site, which opened last Thursday, can provide 200 vaccinations per day, but is nowhere close to meeting that mark.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Yorkie reunited with ecstatic owner after 9 months, 470 miles | Video
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 01:37 PMRosie recently straggled into the Tallahassee animal shelter. Her microchip helped reunite her with her South Florida owner, who'd lost her – in May.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Refuge House leader to lead military sexual assault commission
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 12:02 PMLynn Rosenthal's panel will examine the climate and culture of each branch of the nation's military, among other things.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida seniors still struggle to get COVID vaccine, even as DeSantis expands access
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 02:07 PM"Get your doctor's notes ready!" State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith said after DeSantis issued executive order allowing folks under 65 with medical conditions get vaccinated.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FSU basketball coach Leonard Hamilton agrees to 5-year contract extension
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 08:52 AMThe FSU basketball coach gets a 5-year extension in line with his team's recent success on the court.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2022 five-star recruit Sam McCall commits to Florida State
Sunday - 02/28/2021 - 07:51 PMOn Sunday, 2022 five-star recruit Sam McCall commits to Florida State
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- COVID on campus: Positive tests among FSU students shows increase over previous week
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 10:06 AMPositive tests for COVID-19 among Florida State University students reverted upward over the previous week, according to the university's dashboard on Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida House Speaker urges lawmakers to seek 'higher common ground'
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 12:55 PMThe 37-year-old Sprowls laid out his legislative agenda for the 2021 session, but made only one mention of the pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - New poll shows 53% of Florida voters approve of DeSantis, a big increase from July
Tuesday - 03/02/2021 - 06:01 AMThe Mason-Dixon survey of 625 registered voters found that 89% of Republicans view DeSantis favorably and 79% of Democrats view him unfavorably.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tallahassee police honor Decatur County deputy who died at TMH after Georgia shooting
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 04:25 PMTPD officers lined the street as an honorary procession passed to escort the remains of Decatur County Lt. Justin Bedwell.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How to fix Florida's troubled unemployment system? Double its budget, jobs agency says
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 08:00 PMThe Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is seeking a 240% budget boost for next year, mainly to fix the unemployment system.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Read the city's report on the City Walk homeless shelter | Document
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 10:07 AMThe city of Tallahassee's Growth Management Department issued a report recommending City Walk not be given a permit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black News Channel reloads with talk focus, morning show
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 12:26 PMBNC, launched from Tallahassee, was available in only 2.5 million homes via cable or satellite when it started, and is now up to 52 million.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sen. Rick Scott, who objected to Pennsylvania vote count, says Biden 'absolutely' won fair and square
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 09:34 AMScott, like many GOP lawmakers today, threaded the delicate balance between acknowledging grievances about the election while affirming facts.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - February gasoline prices in Florida now highest in three years
Monday - 03/01/2021 - 08:57 AMGas prices across Florida have jumped 41 cents since the beginning of the year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FSU baseball blows late lead, swept by Pitt in opening ACC series
Sunday - 02/28/2021 - 08:24 PMThe Seminoles' bullpen blew a late lead and they fell in 13 innings to the Panthers.
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