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This decision came in a meeting held on Monday to discuss the safety of marching band camps for the upcoming school year, LCS says.

Phillip Golightly, a 38-year-old Quincy man, faces two counts of sexual abuse of a ward after a federal grand jury in Tallahassee returned the indictment Tuesday, the attorney’s office said.

BPS says the victim has been identified as Alfred Lee Smith.

It’s an on-going effort to make sure families have food on their table during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WCTV has surveyed districts across the viewing area for planned start dates, along with details on in-person and virtual instruction.

“We find it would be very helpful to us as we try to move patients around. In some cases, it can cut two to three, even longer, in terms of days, that we’re waiting,” a South Florida hospital official said.

Tallahassee City Commissioners will discuss the creation of a narrative marker and monument remembering African American victims of lynching in Leon County at their virtual meeting on Wednesday.

While the pandemic is forcing many businesses to close, the City of Valdosta is welcoming the opening of a new restaurant this week.

Attached is a PDF file containing all bookings at the Leon County Detention Facility from July 8, 2020.

What’s Brewing? July 9, 2020

The partnership is designed to provide face masks to youths returning to the classroom.

The Quincy Police Department says it responded to a shooting on Stewart Street Wednesday evening.

On July 3, an inmate complained of a fever, according to the sheriff’s office.

Protesters gathered outside city hall Wednesday, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and demanding police reform.

The coronavirus could be re-routing summer getaways as several states restrict travelers from Florida.

Doctor Charles Evans was a longtime president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP and lived across the street from the park for years.

City Commissioners heard an update on the budget and made decisions about operating and capital budgets for FY2021 in wake of losses the COVID-19 pandemic created.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend matches are happening virtually due to the pandemic. Some activities bigs’ and their littles have done virtually include chatting, playing video games, and even book clubs. Now, the non-profit needs more volunteers willing to meet with kids online.

There were more than 350,000 robocalls complaints in Florida in 2019 alone.

FAMU says the grant’s funding will also support four students majoring in applied physics with a focus on computational science.

“We will re-evaluate next Wednesday or Thursday” the Second Circuit Public Defender said. “If this continues to accelerate, we may have to keep it closed even further.”

USPS says it is reaching out to Gadsden County’s health department and will follow its guidance.

Leo Edwin Haney, 30, of Homestead, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson on Tuesday.

Wayne Lee Phillips was booked into the Taylor County Jail, and he may face more charges once forensic exams are completed.

The grand jury is now scheduled to meet on August 31.

Former Florida Governor Wayne Mixson has died, according to his family. He was 98.

If you have bought a newspaper outside the Publix on Ocala Road before, you may have met Walter Hand yourself.

A broad low near South Carolina has the potential to develop into a subtropical or tropical system over the next few days.

The Christmas Connection is launching its first "Christmas in July" to try to help families in financial crisis due to COVID-19

Attached is a PDF file containing all bookings at the Leon County Detention Facility from July 7, 2020.