At today’s City Commission meeting, the Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward with creating an independent Citizen Review Board for the Tallahassee Police Department. The purpose of the Citizens Review Board will be to enable Tallahassee citizens to oversee policing practices and review events like officer-involved shootings. The action comes after nationwide protests in response […]
The City Commissioners approved two appointments to the Tallahassee-Leon County Minority and Women Small Business Enterprise (MWSBE) Citizens Advisory Committee at their June 3 meeting. The MWSBE program aims to increase opportunities for certified minority, women, and small business enterprises. The MWSBE Citizens Advisory Committee is responsible for overseeing the MWSBE program. The Committee also […]
At their June 3 meeting, the City Commissioners unanimously approved negotiating a contract with AERO BridgeWorks, Inc. to replace up to eight passenger loading bridges at the Tallahassee International Airport. The total cost of the project is estimated at $5,450,000. “The Aviation Department has received several grants from the FDOT for the purposes of the […]
The City Commissioners approved the election of four Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Board of Directors members at their June 3 meeting. The TMH Board of Directors has appointed Claude Walker, Joedrecka Brown Speights, M.D., Hugh VanLandingham, M.D., and Joe Soto, M.D. Election of Board members is subject to City Commission approval due to the terms of […]
At today’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the first step in a plan to provide a device to every student in the district. The Board authorized negotiating the terms of a four-year lease agreement with American Capital Financial Services for the purchase of an extensive technology package. The lease agreement will be […]
At its meeting on June 2, the Leon County School Board voted to approve settlements for two lawsuits filed by LCS employees. The first is a $13,000 settlement between Shannon Haire and Leon County Schools. “Ms. Haire is a school board employee who alleges that she was subjected to sexual harassment and assault by her […]
Tallahassee Reports requested and received information today from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) and Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) about the number of patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19. As of Monday, June 1st, TMH reported five COVID-19 patients and CRMC reported nine COVID-19 patients for a total of 14 currently hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Leon County. […]
As protests broke out in the City of Tallahassee on Saturday due to questions surrounding the use of force by police officers, a Tallahassee Democrat headline stated that “Peaceful Tallahassee protests marred after truck hits demonstrators; no serious injuries.” The Tallahassee Democrat reported that: “The largely peaceful demonstrations in downtown and midtown Tallahassee were marred when a […]
Tallahassee protests were not as “peaceful” as reported in local media, unless rocks or bricks thrown through downtown business’ windows are allowed in “peaceful” protests. Around 5 p.m. Saturday, protestors, reportedly motivated by the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd and over several recent officer involved shootings in Tallahassee, again took to the Tallahassee streets. […]
On Wednesday, May 27, a Tallahassee Police Department officer fatally shot the suspect of a stabbing that had occurred earlier that morning. TPD has since identified the suspect as Natosha “Tony” McDade, 38. Shortly after the shooting occurred, TPD Chief Revell held a press briefing at the scene. According to Revell, TPD was initially responding […]