{"id":320974,"date":"2026-06-26T19:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320974\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:06:13","slug":"midday-update-property-tax-cut-impacts-alligator-alcatraz-shuts-down-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/320974\/","title":{"rendered":"Midday Update: Property tax cut impacts, Alligator Alcatraz shuts down &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, June 26th: Below are the top stories WTXL ABC 27 is following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, nationally, and your forecast.<\/p>\n<p>1) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/downtown-tallahassee\/proposed-homestead-exemption-expansion-could-cost-leon-county-millions-property-appraiser-says\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Homestead exemption expansion could cost Leon County millions.<\/a> New estimates from the Leon County Property Appraiser&#8217;s Office show the proposal could significantly reduce revenue for local governments and their services, but some neighbors say the savings make the change worth it.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782500773_422_.png\" alt=\"AKIN AKINYEM I\u2028LEON COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER\"  width=\"1076\" height=\"598\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LENTHEUS CHANEY<\/p>\n<p>        AKIN AKINYEM I\u2028LEON COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER<\/p>\n<p>2) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/news\/capitol-news\/alligator-alcatraz-has-no-detainees-but-fight-over-funding-and-everglades-future-grows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; has no detainees, ongoing fight over funding grows.<\/a> Governor Ron DeSantis says demobilization is underway at the facility and detainees previously held there remain in federal custody. But critics of the site say the legal fight is not over.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis shuts down \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d detention site in the Everglades<\/p>\n<p>3) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/news\/local-news\/in-your-neighborhood\/decatur-county\/peter-j-bruton-sr-decatur-countys-first-black-coroner-remembered-for-life-of-service\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Decatur County remembers its first black coroner during Thursday funeral service<\/a>. Peter J. Bruton, Sr. spent 50 years in the funeral industry as a funeral director and mortician, serving families across Georgia and Florida.<\/p>\n<p>4) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/news\/local-news\/in-your-neighborhood\/gadsden-county\/gadsden-county-school-district-works-to-avoid-state-oversight-as-fund-balance-nears-2-threshold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gadsden County School District works to avoid state oversight.<\/a> Officials say projections show the district could fall below the state&#8217;s 2% fund balance threshold next year \u2014 and even into a negative fund balance. The county is searching for ways to prevent that.<\/p>\n<p>Gadsden County Schools budget<\/p>\n<p>5) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/weather\/first-to-know-weather-a-heat-wave-starts-this-weekend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friday forecast:<\/a> We will be warming up into the low 90s by the late afternoon this Friday. The heat index will be in the low 100s, and that&#8217;s just a taste of what is to come for the back end of the weekend. First to Know Meteorologist <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/ryan-gold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Gold<\/a> has the details below.<\/p>\n<p>First To Know Weather &#8211; The Heat Wave Begins Soon<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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