Thursday, July 9th: Below are the top stories WTXL ABC 27 is following around the Big Bend, South Georgia, nationally, and your forecast.<\/p>\n
1) Leon County commissioner asks Governor DeSantis to tour District 1 before property tax vote.<\/a> Commissioner Bill Proctor delivered a direct message to DeSantis outside the Leon County Courthouse Wednesday, releasing two letters \u2014 one asking the governor to remove proposed Amendment 3 from the November ballot, and another inviting him to tour Leon County District 1.<\/p>\n Leon County commissioner asks Gov. DeSantis to tour District 1 before property tax vote<\/p>\n 2) Tallahassee faith leaders rally to protect Haitian families facing loss of TPS.<\/a> The Supreme Court recently removed temporary protections for Haitian migrants which allowed those migrants to legally live and work in the United States without fear of deportation.<\/p>\n Tallahassee faith leaders rally to protect Haitian families facing loss of Temporary Protected Status<\/p>\n 3) Valdosta United Way raises $114K for Pineland wildfire survivors.<\/a> The Pineland Road fire burned more than 32,000 acres in Clinch and Echols Counties and led to evacuations in a few areas.<\/p>\n Valdosta United Way raises $114K for wildfire survivors<\/p>\n 4) Florida property tax amendment faces legal pile-on over ballot language<\/a>. Three lawsuits are challenging whether the ballot language gives voters a fair explanation \u2014 or a political sales pitch.<\/p>\n Florida property tax amendment faces legal pile-on over ballot language<\/p>\n 5) Thursday Forecast:<\/a> Our area is in the low 90s this midday and will climb into the mid 90s by the late afternoon. A few showers will move in from the southwest. The majority of those will stay to the west of Tallahassee. First to Know Meteorologist Ryan Gold<\/a> has the details below.<\/p>\n First To Know Weather – Changes are coming<\/p>\n Want to see more local news? Visit the WTXL ABC 27 Website.<\/a><\/p>\n Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on\u00a0Instagram <\/a>and X.<\/a><\/p>\n