The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, October 4, 2024

Tallahassee MSA Single-Family Home Sales, Prices Up in August

The Florida Realtors August 2024 report on single-family sales activity in Florida shows there were 22,675 transactions, down 1.12% when compared…

By Staff on October 2, 2024No Comment

Jobs Down in August, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9%

The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 356 jobs in August when compared to July. There were 156,346 people…

By Staff on September 30, 20241 Comment

Violent Crime Incidents Down 17.5% in 2024

As of October 1, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that…

By Staff on October 3, 20242 Comments

Leon County Voter Registration Deadline is October 7

Mark S. Earley, Supervisor of Elections for Leon County, is…

By Staff on October 2, 2024No Comment

Matlow’s PAC Receives $85K from California Progressives Ahead of General Election

Ahead of the November election that will decide control of…

By Steve Stewart on September 30, 20249 Comments

LCS Officials Discuss Marketing, Title 1 Schools

Below are news briefs from the Leon County School Board…

By Staff on September 30, 2024No Comment

Florida Ports Feel Effects of Strike

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Four busy Florida ports will see direct impacts from an International Longshoremen’s Association strike for higher wages that…

By The News Service of Florida on October 2, 20244 Comments

North Florida Farmers Hit Again by Helene

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Ranchers, farmers and timber growers are reporting widespread damage from the wind and rain of Hurricane Helene, which…

By The News Service of Florida on October 1, 2024No Comment

By the Numbers: Helene Insurance Claims

Nearly 40,000 insurance claims had been filed in Florida as of Sunday from Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Thursday night in Taylor County and caused widespread damage in…

By The News Service of Florida on September 30, 2024No Comment

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

LOCAL NEWS A new Florida law with a major impact on unhoused people — and their communities —…

By Staff on October 2, 20243 Comments

LCSO Arrests 13-Year-Old with Weapon, Drugs at Griffin Middle School

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest…

By Staff on September 13, 2024

School Board Discusses Class Size, Suspension at Workshop

Below are news briefs from the Leon County School…

By Staff on September 11, 2024

LCS Set for Final Hearing on 2024-25 Budget

On September 10, the Leon County School Board will…

By Staff on September 3, 2024

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: August 27, 2024

Below are the Leon County School news briefs from…

By Staff on August 30, 2024

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: September 17, 2024

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission…

By Staff on September 22, 2024

Leon County Approves Rental Assistance Program for Former Inmates

The Leon County Commission recently approved a funding recommendation…

By Staff on September 17, 2024

County Commission Considers Miccosukee Greenway Concerns

During the July 9, 2024, Leon County Commission meeting,…

By Steve Stewart on July 29, 2024

County Commission Approves Waste Pro Status Report

On July 9th, the Leon County Commission approved the…

By Tristyn Leigh on July 22, 2024

City to Address Budget, FAMU Campus Development Agreement

On Wednesday, September 25, the Tallahassee City Commission will…

By Staff on September 24, 2024

Commissioner Matlow Pushes Abortion Politics at City Hall….Once Again

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and his progressive colleagues are…

By Steve Stewart on September 18, 2024

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: September 11, 2024

Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City…

By Staff on September 13, 2024

City Commission Approves FY2025 Budget in 3-2 Vote

On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first…

By Staff on September 12, 2024

Capital City Preps Soccer: Lincoln Girls Edge Chiles, Chiles Boys Beat Gulf Breeze

On Monday Jan. 15, the Chiles Timberwolves boys soccer…

By Kate Stewart on January 18, 2024

Capital City Preps Soccer Scores

Provided below are the results of Capital City Preps…

By Staff on January 18, 2024

Capital City Preps Basketball Rankings Led by Florida High, Rickards

The latest Capital City Preps high school basketball rankings…

By Staff on January 16, 2024

Chiles Boys Soccer Defeats Leon 1-0, Move to 8-3-1

On Wednesday night, the Chiles Timberwolves boys soccer team…

By Kate Stewart on January 11, 2024

August Airport Traffic Up 16.8%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows…

By Staff on September 17, 2024

August Single-Family Construction Permits Continue Downward Trend

According to filings with Leon County and the City…

By Staff on September 16, 2024

Tallahassee MSA Single-Family Home Sales Up in July, Prices Down

The Florida Realtors July 2024 report on single-family sales…

By Staff on September 5, 2024

Jobs Down in July, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9%

The latest job report shows that Leon County lost…

By Staff on September 2, 2024

Vice Presidential Face-Off

Sen. JD Vance (R) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) faced off last night for the first and only planned vice presidential debate of the 2024…

By Staff on October 2, 20243 Comments

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

LOCAL NEWS Ahead of the November election that will decide control of the Tallahassee City Commission, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action…

By Staff on October 1, 20247 Comments

US Dockworkers Strike

At least 45,000 dockworkers across 36 East and Gulf Coast ports began striking after their contract expired early this morning, the first such strike in the US…

By Staff on October 1, 20242 Comments

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, September 30, 2024

LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee experienced two fatal shootings this past weekend. Get the details. Officials with the City of Tallahassee reported over the weekend that…

By Staff on September 30, 20242 Comments

Legal Reforms Impact Insurance Rates

Think about this simple fact for a second. Florida makes up just 10% of the nation’s property insurance market. But up until earlier this year, we make up…

By Staff on November 8, 20231 Comment

Two Fatal Shootings Over Weekend

Tallahassee experienced two fatal shootings this past weekend. The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred…

By Staff on September 30, 2024

Stewart: Despite Facts, Local Progressives Say Violent Crime is “Way Down”

Despite a number of independent sources reporting increases in violent crime in Tallahassee, the progressive activists in control…

By Steve Stewart on January 18, 2024

State Fires Back in Abortion Information Dispute

The News Service of Florida Attorneys for the state late Monday urged a Leon County circuit judge to…

By The News Service of Florida on September 25, 2024