Leon County to Consider $57 Million Spending Plan of Federal Rescue Funds

Leon County to Consider $57 Million Spending Plan of Federal Rescue Funds

Tomorrow the Leon County Commission will consider a $57 million spending plan related to funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). According to Leon County staff, the ARP builds upon the COVID-19 economic relief legislation enacted by Congress over the past year in providing direct financial support to address the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 […]

CRA Approves $885,000 for Construction of Affordable Single-Family Homes

CRA Approves $885,000 for Construction of Affordable Single-Family Homes

At the May 13th meeting, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board unanimously approved the construction of single-family speculative homes through the City of Tallahassee’s New Home Infill Program. The CRA Board consists of the Mayor of Tallahassee and the four Tallahassee City Commissioners. At the direction of the CRA Board, the New Home Infill […]

Weekly Report Ending May 23: Cases, Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up

Weekly Report Ending May 23: Cases, Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up

TR’s weekly report (May 17 – May 23) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s May 16th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending May 23rd, shows decreases in cases and hospitalizations while the positivity rate increased. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) […]

City Provides Updates on Major Construction Projects

City Provides Updates on Major Construction Projects

At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop on May 19th, elected officials received an update on major construction projects. These projects included the Tallahassee police headquarters, the Northeast Senior Center, and the Lake Bradford fire station. Tallahassee Police Headquarters On January 29, 2020, after a two-year public outreach effort, the City Commission selected the former […]

Weekly Report Ending May 16th: Cases, Positivity Down, Hospitalizations Flat

Weekly Report Ending May 16th: Cases, Positivity Down, Hospitalizations Flat

TR’s weekly report (May 10 – May 16) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s May 9th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending May 16th, shows decreases in cases and the positivity rate while hospitalizations remained relatively flat. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day […]

Report: Feds Expect Plea Deal from Matt Gaetz ‘Wingman’ in Sex Trafficking Case

Report: Feds Expect Plea Deal from Matt Gaetz ‘Wingman’ in Sex Trafficking Case

Citing “multiple people familiar with the situation,” POLITICO reported that Joel Greenberg, a close associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01), will plead guilty in an Orlando federal court Monday to charges related to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, in exchange for a lenient sentence. Greenberg, a friend of Gaetz whom the congressman described […]

Prime Meridian Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

Prime Meridian Reports First Quarter 2021 Results

Prime Meridian Holding Company (OTCQX: PMHG), the parent bank holding company for Prime Meridian Bank announced unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The Company reported net earnings of $2,234,478 or $0.72 per basic and $0.71 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, compared to net earnings of $716,000 […]

Leon County Votes to Make Election Day a Paid Holiday

Leon County Votes to Make Election Day a Paid Holiday

At today’s Leon County Commission meeting, elected officials voted to make Election Day a paid holiday for all county employees. The proposal is estimated to have a fiscal impact of $18,560 in holiday pay, which County staff reports can be paid for from existing personnel budgets. At the April 13, 2021 meeting, the Board directed […]

Universities to Return to ‘Pre-COVID Operations’

Universities to Return to ‘Pre-COVID Operations’

By The News Service of Florida Florida’s state universities are expected to return to pre-coronavirus operations during the upcoming school year, including at athletic and social events, top system officials said Wednesday. An early evening news release signed by Syd Kitson, chairman of the university system’s Board of Governors, and Marshall Criser, chancellor of the […]