Wednesday, July 29th: Below are the top stories WTXL ABC 27 is following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, nationally, and your forecast.
1) Wednesday Forecast: Our area is under an Extreme Heat Warning. We are in the mid 90s this midday and will warm a little more into the upper 90s by the late afternoon. There is also a threat for severe weather from 2:00-8:00 p.m. First to Know Meteorologist Ryan Gold has the details below.
2) Leon County School Board approves tentative 2026-27 budget in 4-1 vote. The board is moving forward with a 5.343 mill tax rate and debated teacher pay and cuts.
3) Leon County mail ballot processing underway as thousands of voters return ballots. Long before the first results are released, election workers are busy verifying voter information, preparing accepted ballots for tabulation, tabulating them, and securing both the ballots and the results.
4) Gadsden County approves property tax rate. Commissioners set the millage rate at 9.0000, meaning property owners will pay about $9 for every $1,000 of taxable property value.
5) Fishback demands Collins resign after winning Florida ballot fight. Fishback said he contacted Collins before a Tuesday news conference and accused the lieutenant governor of abusing his office.
6) New $43.9m Lake Park Elementary opens in time for first day of school. After more than 60 years in its original building, the school is welcoming students into a modern, two-story campus designed to serve future generations.
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