Tallahassee City Commission Candidates – Matlow, Bellamy – Raise a Combined $195,728

Tallahassee City Commission Candidates – Matlow, Bellamy – Raise a Combined $195,728

As the local election year begins, campaign reports for candidates were required to be filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections on January 10, 2022. Listed below are the contributions and expenditure totals for candidates vying for seats on the Tallahassee City Commission, the Leon County Commission, and the Leon County School Board. Tallahassee […]

Leon County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help in Northeast Shooting

Leon County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help in Northeast Shooting

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release requesting the public’s help in a shooting investigation related to the incident that occurred at the intersection of Thomasvlle Road and Bannerman Road on January 6th. The release, shown below, states that 53-year-old John Kuczwanski died as a result of the shooting. The release also […]

FSU and City of Tallahassee Agree to 15-year Solar Energy Pact

FSU and City of Tallahassee Agree to 15-year Solar Energy Pact

By Britney White, FSU News An updated agreement between Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee will double the amount of solar-generated electricity the university can draw from the city for the next 15 years.  The move marks an extension and expansion of terms FSU agreed to in 2018 as part of its participation […]

Capital City Bank Group Announces New Board Members

Capital City Bank Group Announces New Board Members

Capital City Bank Group recently announced four new members to its board of directors, Will Butler, Kimberly Crowell, Bonnie Davenport, and Ash Williams. “I am pleased with the new additions to the Capital City Bank Group Board of Directors. We value diversity of talent, knowledge, and experience for the essential interplay of ideas and perspectives […]

Palm Beach Smash and Grab Robbery Nets $1 Million in Merchandise

Palm Beach Smash and Grab Robbery Nets $1 Million in Merchandise

Almost $1 million in handbags were stolen in a smash and grab robbery of the luxury bag store Only Authentics located in Palm Beach, Florida on Christmas Eve. The robbery took place a little more than two weeks after thieves initially stole close to $500,000 worth of bags. No arrests have been reported. The two […]

Leon County Jobs Up in October, Still Below Pre-COVID Levels

Leon County Jobs Up in October, Still Below Pre-COVID Levels

The latest jobs report shows that there were 152,832 people working in Leon County in October, which is 1,180 more than last month’s revised employment number. The October unemployment rate came in at 4.1%, up from the 4.0% reported last month. One year ago, the October 2020 unemployment rate was 5.6%. In October, 2019 the […]

Prime Meridian Announces Third-Quarter Financial Results

Prime Meridian Announces Third-Quarter Financial Results

Prime Meridian Holding Company (OTCQX: PMHG), the parent bank holding company for Prime Meridian Bank, today announced unaudited financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company reported net earnings of $2,099,000, or $0.67 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, compared to net earnings […]

Leon County Single-Family Residential Sales Up 14.7% in November

Leon County Single-Family Residential Sales Up 14.7% in November

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 14.7% in November when compared to numbers in the same month one year ago. There were 265 single-family home resales in November 2020 and 304 resales in October 2021. Last month there were 309 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in November 2021 […]

Murphy Won’t Seek Another Term in Congress

Murphy Won’t Seek Another Term in Congress

By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — In a blow to state and national Democrats, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy said Monday she will not seek a fourth term in 2022 in her Central Florida district. Murphy, a moderate “Blue Dog” Democrat who toppled longtime Republican Congressman John Mica in 2016, said in […]