Carolyn Cummings Wins Leon County Commission At-Large Seat

Carolyn Cummings Wins Leon County Commission At-Large Seat

Carolyn Cummings has won the Leon County Commission At-Large seat. Cummings ran against Kelly Otte, who conceded the race on election night. The main issues of their campaigns were reducing crime, stimulating the economy and development. Carolyn Cummings focused on the impact of the pandemic during her campaign, including unemployment and helping small businesses. She […]

City Commission Candidate Bill Schack Discusses Children’s Services Council, Crime and Blueprint

City Commission Candidate Bill Schack Discusses Children’s Services Council, Crime and Blueprint

Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 candidate Bill Schack appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports editor Steve Stewart on Oct. 27. During the interview, Schack commented on crime, Blueprint projects and the Children’s Services Council. Schack is running against City Commissioner Curtis Richardson on Nov. 3. At the beginning of the episode, Schack was […]

Jill Biden to Visit Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Jill Biden to Visit Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Dr. Jill Biden, the former second lady and wife of Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, is scheduled to visit Tallahassee on Sunday, Nov 1. She is scheduled to visit Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. Specific times and locations were not immediately released by the Biden campaign. Rev. R.B Holmes, the pastor of the […]

Cascades Project Construction Moving Forward, Expected to Create Nearly 700 Permanent Jobs

Cascades Project Construction Moving Forward, Expected to Create Nearly 700 Permanent Jobs

The Cascades Project, a development project at the edge of Cascades Park that started construction in January 2019, is moving forward. Though construction was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the project is still on schedule and is expected to be one of Tallahassee’s largest economic development projects. The project is expected to create nearly 700 […]

City Commission Votes to Delay Construction Start Date for 4Forty North Project

City Commission Votes to Delay Construction Start Date for 4Forty North Project

The City Commission voted on Wednesday, Oct. 28 to extend the permit deadline and construction start date for the 4Forty North development project. The developers of the project requested the extension because the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and delayed the receipt of loan approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The original timeline […]

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow Discusses CSC, Law Enforcement

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow Discusses CSC, Law Enforcement

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Oct. 20 to discuss local issues including law enforcement and the proposed Children’s Services Council (CSC). At the beginning of the show, Matlow defended his opposition on the creation of the CSC, a controversial issue on the November ballot […]

FSU and FAMU Cancel Spring Breaks Over COVID Concerns

FSU and FAMU Cancel Spring Breaks Over COVID Concerns

Florida State University has announced that its 2021 spring break will be canceled, and the spring semester will end earlier than planned. Florida A&M University will also cancel their spring break and use the same calendar for the spring semester as FSU because of the joint operation of the FAMU-FSU college of engineering. The announcement […]

New FSU Football Guidelines Include Masks for All Fans, Negative COVID Tests for Students

New FSU Football Guidelines Include Masks for All Fans, Negative COVID Tests for Students

Last week, Florida State University announced new guidelines for students and fans attending home football games after receiving backlash from the season opener against Georgia Tech where many fans were seen not wearing masks or properly social distancing. _____________________ COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending September 26_________________ The new policies that will be enforced […]

Carolyn Cummings Appears on Above the Fold to Discuss Leon County Commission Campaign

Carolyn Cummings Appears on Above the Fold to Discuss Leon County Commission Campaign

Leon County Commission candidate Carolyn Cummings appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Tuesday to discuss her campaign. Cummings is running against Kelly Otte which will be decided on Nov. 3. At the beginning of the episode, Cummings was asked about her position on the referendum on the 2020 ballot […]