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CareerSource Capital Region Will Host Hiring Fair At TCC

Courtesy of WTXL CareerSource Capital Region (CSCR) plans to launch its first sector-based Career Connections Hiring Fair Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development. This hiring fair will focus on careers within the information technology, professional and financial services fields. The hiring fair is […]

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Small fire forces Leon High evacuation

Courtesy of Stephen Gude Leon High School had early dismissal earlier today due to a small fire that started from a third floor storage unit. Fire fighters found out through smoke detectors and were on scene in a matter of minutes. All students were sent to the school's track and […]

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Local moms making moves for Flint

Fayon Jones and Shanika Jackson have decided to take a stand and start a bottled water drive and move the truck fund to help those in need due to the water crisis of Flint, Mich.   The two Tallahassee mothers joined together on Friday at the Self-Storage Facility on West […]

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FAMU concert choir records with T-Pain

Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Grammy award-winning artist T-Pain, commonly known for his unique use of autotune, returned to his hometown Jan. 26 to record with Florida A&M University’s concert choir. This was the first time the concert choir has collaborated with T-Pain. T-Pain, whose stage name stands for Tallahassee Pain, […]

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Judge Upholds New Panama City Spring Break Rules

In spite of many complaints by Panama City business owners, alcohol is prohibited on the Panama City beach during the month of March, according to a court ruling Friday in Tallahassee. According to the Panama City News Herald, U.S District Court Judge Mark E. Walker heard almost eight hours of […]

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Activists Continue to Protest Against Fracking in Florida

Courtesy of Danielle Francis Dozens of activists stood outside the Capitol to voice their concern of fracking in Florida Friday afternoon. Protesters and activists waved flags, and carried posters to make an effort to let their voice be heard in the community. Members demanded Florida senators to vote against House […]

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Children’s Week draws hundreds to the Capitol

Courtesy of Taylor Watson Hundreds of youth filled the state Capitol Jan. 24-29 to celebrate Children’s Week. This event honors thousands of child advocates across the world.   Over the past eighteen years, this has been the only true broad-based promotion for children and family issues in Florida. According to […]

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More than 150 Women gathered for Women’s Day at The Capitol

Courtesy of fcsw.net The third annual Florida Women's Day at the Capitol was held Thursday, on the 22nd floor of the House building at the State Capitol. Florida Women's Day at the Capitol is an initiative catered to educating and engaging women across the state of Florida about the legislative […]

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Downtown sidewalk construction underway

Construction has begun downtown to improve accessibility for residents with disabilities so they are not limited or put at risk around the city. With the lack of sidewalks, the city is playing catch up and has to install sidewalks in locations that do not have them. Much development where sidewalks […]

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Florida Standards Assessment still facing disapproval

Courtesy of Orlando Sentinel It’s a new year and many parents and teachers are still upset over the new and controversial Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) test. The test was administered statewide for the first time back in early spring of 2015, to grades 3-10.  It was designed to replace the […]