According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was 54.5% in June, 2023 when compared to June, 2022. There were 68 permits issued June, 2023, up from the 44 issued one year ago. The value of the June 2023 permits was $16.2 million, up 44.6%, […]
By Priscilla West Leon County Schools is making plans for a book-by-book permission system for library checkouts. Parental screening options are welcomed, but the plan sidesteps parents’ greater need for LCS to do the right thing: Please curate school library collections to be educational, enriching, and age appropriate. While school libraries do a great job […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS In accordance with recently passed legislation (HB 1069 – 2023), the Leon County School Board has approved a process for those parents that would like to limit their child’s access to media center and classroom libraries. Priscilla West, the […]
By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, accusing the prosecutor of “neglecting her duty” and being lax on criminal enforcement. DeSantis’ suspension of Worrell, elected in 2020 as state attorney for Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange and […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Amid a community debate over the need for more police officers, City Commissioner Jack Porter told a Tallahassee Democrat reporter that Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said “law enforcement cannot prevent gun violence.” Revell denies making the statement. […]
Below are the news briefs for the Leon County School Board meeting that took place August 8, 2023. After parents and students voiced concerns over the recent removal of the Leon High School volleyball coach, Superintendent Hanna said the decision was his and it was one of the toughest decisions he has had to make. […]
Amid a community debate over the need for more police officers, City Commissioner Jack Porter told a Tallahassee Democrat reporter that Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said “law enforcement cannot prevent gun violence.” Porter added, then “why is the city proposing a tax increase to supposedly hire more police officers?” The Tallahassee Democrat printed Porter’s […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS For the July 31-August 6, TPD reported 75 crime incidents. This included 29 violent crime incidents which is 36.2 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was […]
For the July 31-August 6, TPD reported 75 crime incidents. This included 29 violent crime incidents which is 36.2 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 18 assaults & batteries, 9 robberies and two homicides. TPD reported […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS A man was shot in broad daylight around 3:50 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lake Avenue. TPD said that someone called 911 after shots were fired. The scene was dispersed soon after and the man who was shot was […]