Local briefs
Monday, May 19th, 2008GADSDEN COUNTY
GADSDEN COUNTY
Sunday morning at 8:30, while most of Tallahassee was still sleeping, close to 160 teens and children were dashing out of the water, hopping on bikes and hitting the road.
People wanted by local law-enforcement agencies and Big Bend Crime Stoppers will be featured here on a daily basis. If you know how to locate one of these people, call the Crime Stoppers hot line at 574-TIPS or (888) 876-TIPS.
Florida State baseball fans won't have to return to their hotel rooms or homes late at night following Seminole games during the ACC Tournament.
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce has announced 27 finalists in nine categories for this year's Small Business Excellence Awards. Winners in each category will be announced June 3 at a luncheon at the University Center Club at Florida State University.
The Big Bend region is set to move forward with a regional approach to its transportation needs today. The Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency is meeting to discuss the hiring of a consultant as well as how to fund a regional vision.
The local Veterans of Foreign Wars post is having a ceremony for Cliff Moderau, the Pearl Harbor survivor who died last week, at 1 p.m. today at the VFW cemetery on Rivers Road, off 319.
The Florida Retirement System is in great shape for meeting its pension obligations.
The Florida Senate has passed an autism insurance coverage bill stripped of some of the House language that made it more expansive.
With no debate but some laments by Democrats, the Senate quickly approved the $66.2 billion state budget today, clearing the way for adjournment of the 2008 session this afternoon.