At the end of Friday, October 1, 2021, 14 Leon County employees were terminated from their positions due to non-compliance with Leon County’s vaccine mandate. In a letter sent to all county employees on Saturday, October 2, Leon County Administrator Vince Long thanked those 700 employees who did become fully vaccinated and the 30 who […]
Tallahassee Reports has received information from parents and teachers about an email that was sent to Montford teachers requesting they display a “Safe Space Symbol” in their classrooms. TR has been told that the email was sent out by the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) club sponsor. After contacting school officials about the specifics related to a […]
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has responded to the reminder letters sent this week by Leon County Government informing employees that without proof of a COVID vaccination they would be terminated on October 4, 2021. In response to Leon County’s communication, the letter from FDOH Division Director David Woodlief to County Administrator Vince Long […]
Leon County Commissioners heard a status update on the widening of Crawfordville Road (US 319) to the Wakulla County line during the Tuesday, September 14, 2021, meeting. During a meeting on May 11, 2021, the Board requested an update concerning the Crawfordville Road (US 319) widening project from south of the merging point of Crawfordville […]
On Saturday at 3:30 the Seminoles will host the Syracuse Orange on the ACC Network. Syracuse is 3-1 on this season with wins against Ohio, Albany and Liberty with their lone loss coming at the hands of Rutgers. FSU is 11-2 in the all-time series against the Orange. The last time these two teams played […]
Leon County government has started sending reminder letters to employees related to the vaccine mandate policy adopted over the summer. Based on information provided by Leon County Government, as of 11 a.m. today, 98% of the County’s 630 full-time employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Of those, only 15 employees still need to submit […]
Jonathan Isaac, former FSU basketball star and NBA first round pick by the Orlando Magic, was recently asked about his reluctance to take the COVID vaccine. His response, provided below, has garnered over 7 million views on Twitter. Isaac spoke about the impact of immunity on his thought process and discussed how he reached his […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 16.3% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 307 single-family home resales in August 2020 and 357 resales in August 2021. Last month there were 394 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in August 2021 increased […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic increased 289.4% in July when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 22,015 during July 2020 to 63,869 this year. The 289.4% increase this month is relative to July 2020 traffic when air travel was feeling the full […]
During a press conference on Monday, September 28, 2021, Leon County School Superintendent Rocky Hanna addressed a change in COVID protocols and commented on actions taken by Governor DeSantis. “I find it very disturbing that our governor has no intention of respecting the separation of power, which serves as the foundation of our democratic society,” […]