Leon County Report Shows Waste Pro Customer Service Improvements

Leon County Report Shows Waste Pro Customer Service Improvements

The Leon County Commission received a status report at the July 14 meeting on Waste Pro, the waste collection vendor for approximately 27,200 residents of unincorporated Leon County. The status report, provided by staff, addressed improvements to Waste Pro’s service and included data on Waste Pro’s yearly customer complaints and liquidated damages. According to the […]

TPD to Community: We Have a Problem

TPD to Community: We Have a Problem

The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is having a problem gaining the cooperation of private business owners in policing crowds and obtaining statements from witnesses of crimes. On July 25 at 2:45 a.m. a homicide occurred in the parking lot of 1143 Orange Ave. During the course of TPD’s investigation hundreds of people gathered at the […]

Gwen Graham: Shutdown Florida Before Death Panels are Needed

Gwen Graham: Shutdown Florida Before Death Panels are Needed

Less than a week after the Tampa Bay Times listed Gwen Graham as a potential challenger to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in 2022, Graham gave Floridians a peek into how she would be different than DeSantis. Graham, via her Twitter account, is aggressively pushing for DeSantis to issue stay-at-home orders. In a tweet on July […]

Pastor RB Holmes: “We Do Not Support Defunding or Dismantling the Police Department”

Pastor RB Holmes: “We Do Not Support Defunding or Dismantling the Police Department”

On July 9, Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and the Tallahassee chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) held a “From Rhetoric to Action” symposium on race relations. RB Holmes, pastor at Bethel and president of the Tallahassee NAN chapter, spoke about “reimagining police and community relations.” The symposium came after Tallahassee protests following the officer-involved […]

Deadly 24 Hours in Tallahassee

Deadly 24 Hours in Tallahassee

According to the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), two people were shot and killed in Tallahassee within a 24 period. Both incidents occurred on the southside of town and are being labeled as homicides. In addition, a separate shooting took place on Thursday resulting in non-life threatening injuries. The TPD is investigating a homicide, which occurred […]

Leon County COVID Fact Chart – July 28

Leon County COVID Fact Chart – July 28

The chart below was created from Florida Department of Health (DOH) data as reported on July 26th. The Leon County Hospital data includes patients from the Big Bend area, not just Leon County. The chart will be edited and refined as we move forward. Submit questions in the comments section.

Andrew Gillum Addresses Depression, Alcoholism

Andrew Gillum Addresses Depression, Alcoholism

By The News Service of Florida Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum emerged Monday from self-imposed political exile with a social media post addressing depression and alcoholism after a March incident involving a man who reportedly overdosed in a South Beach hotel room. According to a police report, Gillum, who was in the room where […]

Florida DOE Files Complaint, Sets Hearing Date for LCS Principal David Solz

Florida DOE Files Complaint, Sets Hearing Date for LCS Principal David Solz

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) – through Richard Corcoran, the Commissioner of Education – has filed an administrative complaint against Leon County Schools principal David Solz for engaging in a sexual relationship with a married teacher who he supervised and for showing preferential treatment to that teacher. An administrative hearing has been set for […]