The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, November 14, 2024

October Single-Family Construction Permits Continue to Trend Down

According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 32.4%…

By Staff on November 11, 2024No Comment

Tallahassee MSA Existing Home Sales Down 11.7% in September

The Florida Realtors September 2024 report on single-family sales activity in Florida shows there were 18,721 transactions, down 12.3% when compared…

By Staff on October 29, 2024No Comment

Tallahassee City Commission Meeting Briefs: November 6, 2024

Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City…

By Staff on November 12, 20241 Comment

Crime Task Force Arrests Suspects Tied to 130 Auto Related Thefts

Following a thorough months-long investigation, the joint Property Crimes Task…

By Staff on November 11, 20244 Comments

Voters Approve City Charter Amendments, Including Pay Raise

City voters approved all five of the city charter amendments…

By Staff on November 7, 20243 Comments

Local Incumbents Hold Off Challengers

Tuesday night was a good night for incumbents in local…

By Staff on November 6, 20246 Comments

Bill Cotterell: DeSantis Gets Last Laugh

Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t on the ballot last week, but he won big. Democrats laughed at the governor early this year when his presidential campaign sank without a…

By The News Service of Florida on November 12, 20244 Comments

Election Day: ‘A Wholesale Repudiation’

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters left no doubt on Election Day that Republicans are in control of the political levers across…

By The News Service of Florida on November 11, 20241 Comment

New House, Senate Leaders Start Moving Forward

By Jim Turner & Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez on Thursday rolled out changes to House committees, while saying…

By The News Service of Florida on November 8, 20241 Comment

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new…

By Staff on November 12, 2024No Comment

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: October 22, 2024

Provided below are news briefs from the October 22,…

By Staff on October 29, 2024

Leon County School Board Meeting Briefs: October 8, 2024

Below are the Leon County School news briefs from…

By Staff on October 14, 2024

LCS Officials Discuss Marketing, Title 1 Schools

Below are news briefs from the Leon County School…

By Staff on September 30, 2024

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

Leon County Commission Holds Workshop on Legislative Priorities

On October 22, 2024, the Leon County Board of…

By Staff on November 1, 2024

LCSO, County Adds Forestry Patrol Deputy in West Leon County

On Tuesday, October 29, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office…

By Staff on October 29, 2024

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: October 8, 2024

Below are the news briefs from the Leon County…

By Steve Stewart on October 9, 2024

Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs: September 17, 2024

Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission…

By Staff on September 22, 2024

Matlow’s California Donors Seek Control of Tallahassee’s Electric Utility

The California groups financing City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One…

By Staff on November 3, 2024

Violent Crime Trending Down, Auto Burglaries Still Up

TR’s recent analysis of the year-to-date (October 1) crime…

By Staff on October 29, 2024

City Commission Meeting Briefs: October 23, 2024

Provided below are the news briefs from City Commission…

By Staff on October 27, 2024

Auto Burglaries Spike, Violent Crime Incidents Down

TR’s recent analysis of the year-to-date (October 1) crime…

By Staff on October 18, 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

Total Quality Logistics Announces Tallahassee Office Opening

CINCINNATI (October 28th, 2024) — Total Quality Logistics (TQL),…

By Staff on October 28, 2024

Following Seasonal Trends, Leon County’s September Jobs Up

The latest job report shows that Leon County gained…

By Staff on October 27, 2024

September Airport Passenger Traffic Up 4.4%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows…

By Staff on October 15, 2024

Construction Permits Down in September

According to filings with Leon County and the City…

By Staff on October 14, 2024

Trump Team Rollout

President-elect Donald Trump’s future administration has begun taking shape with a wave of recently announced picks. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R, NY-21)—a vocal supporter of Israel—has been tapped to…

By Staff on November 12, 2024No Comment

The 2024/25 High School Soccer Season Begins

The week of Nov. 4 marked the beginning of the regular season for both boys and girls high school soccer. This overview will highlight…

By Robert Stewart on November 11, 2024No Comment

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, November 11, 2024

LOCAL NEWS Following a thorough months-long investigation, the joint Property Crimes Task Force (PCTF), comprised of the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) and the Leon…

By Staff on November 11, 2024No Comment

FSU Preview: Florida State at Notre Dame

On Saturday at 730 p.m. on NBC, FSU will be in South Bend, Indiana to play the 10th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The…

By Scott Carswell Jr on November 8, 2024No Comment

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

City Approves Collective Bargaining Agreements with Firefighters

The City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2339 (IAFF) have reached an agreement on…

By Steve Stewart on October 17, 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

Five Takeaways from Tuesday

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Republicans had a great night. Democrats? Not so…

By Staff on November 7, 2024