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Andy Alcock Leaving WCTV

Andy Alcock Leaving WCTV

Andy Alcock, a reporter/anchor for WCTV is leaving the CBS affiliate after three years on the job. Alcock, who relocated his family to Tallahassee from Louisville in 2012,…

January 12, 20159 CommentsRead More

BREAKING NEWS: Killearn Country Club Issue Makes it on Court Calender

BREAKING NEWS: Killearn Country Club Issue Makes it on Court Calender

The issue surrounding the redevelopment plan proposed by the the owner of the Killearn Country Club has finally reached the desk of a judge. Claire Duchemin, who filed…

December 8, 20141 CommentRead More

Local News

Mayor Gillum Backs Campaign Donor, Ethics Board Opponent for City Ethics Position

Mayor Gillum Backs Campaign Donor, Ethics Board Opponent for City Ethics Position

According to agenda item documents to be presented to the full City Commission on Wednesday,…

January 11, 20151 CommentRead More

Mayor Gillum, City Move To “Ban” Criminal Background Question From Job Application

Mayor Gillum, City Move To “Ban” Criminal Background Question From Job Application

A discussion initiated by Mayor Gillum on December 15, 2014 about eliminating criminal background questions…

January 5, 20157 CommentsRead More

Chief Judge Charles Francis Declines to Make Appointment to City’s Ethics Board

Chief Judge Charles Francis Declines to Make Appointment to City’s Ethics Board

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Chief Judge Charles Francis of the Second Circuit Court of…

January 3, 20153 CommentsRead More

Leadership Council on Gun Violence Identifies Suspects and Victims of Crime

Leadership Council on Gun Violence Identifies Suspects and Victims of Crime

The Leadership Council on Gun Violence provided the City Commission with detailed information about the…

December 21, 20142 CommentsRead More

City Procurement Process Plagued with More Controversy

City Procurement Process Plagued with More Controversy

Tallahassee Reports received an anonymous tip detailing “unfair practices” with the City’s procurement process. The…

December 9, 20143 CommentsRead More

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High Level City Official Corrects Information Provided to City Commissioners at Public Meeting

High Level City Official Corrects Information Provided to City Commissioners at Public Meeting

A public records request by Tallahassee Reports has resulted in documents that indicates that a high level city official provided the City Commission with incorrect information about the…

December 8, 2014No CommentRead More

Leon County Per Capita Income Down Significantly

Leon County Per Capita Income Down Significantly

While number of people employed continues to increase in Leon county, a bit of sobering news was released by the U.S. Department of Commerce recently which showed per…

December 4, 20143 CommentsRead More

BREAKING NEWS: Killearn Club Owner Pledges Golf Course, Secures $1.8 Million Loan

BREAKING NEWS: Killearn Club Owner Pledges Golf Course, Secures $1.8 Million Loan

Killearn Country Club owner, Barton Tuck, through his company Resort Club Properties, has secured a $1.8 million loan from a bank in Cairo, Georgia using the  “Killearn Country…

December 3, 20144 CommentsRead More

City’s Ethics Amendment Had Impact Before Passage, Maddox Raises $41,925 In One Day

City’s Ethics Amendment Had Impact Before Passage, Maddox Raises $41,925 In One Day

One of the provisions of the ethics amendment, passed…

Unbalanced Bidding Raises Questions About City Asphalt Contract

Unbalanced Bidding Raises Questions About City Asphalt Contract

One of the most hotly contested contracts awarded by…

City of Tallahassee To Consider Stepping Into Marriage Equality Debate

City of Tallahassee To Consider Stepping Into Marriage Equality Debate

On November 5, 2014, the Quality of Life Target…

City Passes Over FDLE General Counsel for In-House Ethics Position, Questions Arise Over Qualifications of New Hire

City Passes Over FDLE General Counsel for In-House Ethics Position, Questions Arise Over Qualifications of New Hire

When the City Attorney and City Auditor filled the…

Who Are The Major Donors to Local Campaigns?

Who Are The Major Donors to Local Campaigns?

Using publicly available information, Tallahassee Reports has built a…

Drainage Issue has Citizen Feeling Ignored by the City of Tallahassee

Drainage Issue has Citizen Feeling Ignored by the City of Tallahassee

Joleen Williams has wrestled with the City of Tallahassee…

The Southside Gets An Advocate…Will It Matter?

The Southside Gets An Advocate…Will It Matter?

With the election of Curtis Richardson to the City…

Andrew Gillum Group Supports Independent Ethics Office……for Congress

Andrew Gillum Group Supports Independent Ethics Office……for Congress

Tallahassee Reports has  learned that City of Tallahassee Mayor-Elect…

Leon County Debates Approaches To Managing Amphitheater Concerts

Leon County Debates Approaches To Managing Amphitheater Concerts

After three concerts in the new Amphitheater in Cascades…

Pittman, Knowles Group Seeks Influence Over Blueprint & Economic Development Tax Dollars

Pittman, Knowles Group Seeks Influence Over Blueprint & Economic Development Tax Dollars

A group named the Big Bend Minority Chamber of…

Innovation Park Takes A Different, Unique Path

Innovation Park Takes A Different, Unique Path

Rarely does a government entity decide to become smaller…

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Kim Rivers is not happy. Ms. Rivers, a successful…

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Decisions made by elected officials on the City Commission…

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

Now that both the City and the County has…

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners are well…

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

The City Commission has just voted not to raise…

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Tallahassee Reports has been provided with a document drafted…

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Public records indicate that Superintendent Jackie Pons bought a…

School Board Race Draws Crowd

School Board Race Draws Crowd

It is late October and the race for Leon…

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

The Leon County School Board race for District 1…

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

In a surprising move, Forrest Van Camp has decided…

BREAKING, EXCLUSIVE: Doubletree Hotel Gets $883,000 in CRA Funds

BREAKING, EXCLUSIVE: Doubletree Hotel Gets $883,000 in CRA Funds

On October 23, 2014, the Leon County Community Redevelopment…

CRA Votes to Give $1.6 million Tax Break to Out-of-Town Developer

CRA Votes to Give $1.6 million Tax Break to Out-of-Town Developer

On Thursday, February 27, 2014, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment…

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), whose mission…

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the consultant retained by…

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

It looks like there will be a battle over…

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board finally voted to…

CRA Workshop Turns into Frenchtown Redevelopment Discussion

The CRA Workshop, that was initiated by some Board…

Where Does The Tallahassee CRA Spend Your Money?

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has…

National, Local Home Sales Slow in August

National, Local Home Sales Slow in August

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that the…

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

The City of Tallahassee Airport finished 2013 with higher…

Employment Decreases in December

Employment Decreases in December

The employment momentum generated over the last six months…

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

This section of Tallahassee Reports, Industry Profile, will take…

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment data for November, 2013 shows that Leon County…

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Data from the Florida Department of Revenue indicates consumer…

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

One of the many ways to evaluate the recovery…

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Many economists argue that the Great Recession was made…

Business Spotlight

Two Great Locally Owned Eateries Worth A Visit

If you like supporting locally owned restaurants, TR has two recommendations. Sahara, which is a Greek Lebanese Cafe located at 1241 E. Layfayette Street, was a buzz…

August 13, 2014No Comment

Local Economy

Leon County Employment Improves

The unemployment rate is one of the most watched economic statistics. And with the slow creation of jobs during this longer than normal recovery from the Great…

September 15, 2013No Comment

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Vince Long Is Where He Wants To Be

Vince Long is slick. There’s really no other way to put it. How else to describe a guy who, in the span of 24 hours, somehow managed…

August 7, 20113 Comments

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Killearn CC Ask Members to Close North Course, Give Up Rights to Save Club

The process to determine what direction the owner of the Killearn Country Club will head given recent developments have taken another step forward. Barton Tuck, the current…

November 20, 20142 Comments

Editorial

On the Brew Pub Vote, Andrew Gillum Made A Good Point

Based on pre-vote intel, it was pretty clear that the City Commission was going to vote to move forward with the million dollar investment in what has…

December 15, 20133 Comments

Letters to the Editor

Cost Saving Ideas Requested by Governor-elect Scott

I found it interesting that our Governor-Elect Rick Scott has kicked off a new initiative he calls "Florida 2.0 - your opportunity to tell Tallahassee how you…

November 12, 2010No Comment

Columnist

What will it take?

How can a relatively small town government have so many things wrong that a start-up newspaper can grow based almost entirely on reporting the misdeeds using the…

February 15, 2014No Comment

Business

BREAKING NEWS: Killearn Estates Homeowners Seek Clarification from Court Over Redevelopment Plan

A group of Killearn Estates Homeowners has filed a court action with regards to a redevelopment plan proposed by the current owner of the Killearn Golf and…

November 3, 2014No Comment