LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses Superintendent Hanna’s decision to use metal detectors in Leon County schools. On Thursday, August 21st, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board voted 5-0 for the approval of the North Adams Street $1.5 million Pedestrian Improvement project. LOCAL SPORTS On Aug. 28th, the Chiles volleyball team (7-0) faced the undefeated Gulf […]
On Thursday, August 21st, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board voted 5-0 for the approval of the North Adams Street Pedestrian Improvement project. The approved $1.5 million project includes adding bump-outs to define parallel parking spaces, creating shorter connections between the crosswalks, and improving accessibility of the ramps located on North Adams Street. Proposed by […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said Wednesday that it was “probable” Orange County employees tried to hide information when his DOGE team began examining spending practices with the county government. Therefore, he said, he was issuing investigative subpoenas to all county employees his office believes were involved in grant […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department has released the synopsis of an investigation related to firearms found at Gene Cox Stadium. The median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA was unchanged in July 2025 ($345,000) when compared to June 2025, according to the Florida Association of REALTORS®. Get the details. The latest […]
The Tallahassee Police Department has released the synopsis of an investigation related to firearms found at Gene Cox Stadium. On August 22, while patrolling the area around Gene Cox Stadium to prevent potential acts of violence, members of TPD’s Violent Crimes Response Team (VCRT) observed a group of juveniles gathered outside the gate. During this […]
The controversy between the city and the county over the proposed 22% increase in fire services fees continues to escalate. Following a vote by the Leon County Commission to ignore the rate increase and a press conference by county commissioners Christian Caban and Bill Proctor, the city responded via a letter and through comments during […]
The median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA was unchanged in July 2025 ($345,000) when compared to June 2025, according to the Florida Association of REALTORS®. The Tallahassee MSA includes Leon, Jefferson, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties. Leon county accounts for almost 90% of the MSA real estate transactions. The July 2025 median […]
LOCAL NEWS Another Leon County high school student has been arrested for having a firearm on campus. Get the details. The latest TR print edition is out. Subscribe here. The Tallahassee State College (TSC) District Board of Trustees elected Trustee Eugene Lamb, Jr. as the new Board Chair at its meeting on August 18. He […]
Another Leon County high school student has been arrested for having a firearm on campus. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) reports that on Monday, August 25, a 17-year-old, 12th grade student at Lincoln High School student was arrested after disclosing to staff that a firearm was inside his vehicle on campus. This incident comes […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Donald Landry, former chairman of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University, was approved Monday to serve as interim president of the University of Florida. With little comment, the University of Florida Board of Trustees backed Landry to replace Kent Fuchs in the interim role […]