Geraldine Seay filed to run for City Commission Seat 2 in October 2019. Trish Brown, Lynette Halter, Bill Schack, and incumbent Curtis Richardson are also running. Seay worked as the owner and executive director of B Sharps Jazz Society in Frenchtown. She has also worked as an associate professor at Florida A&M University, an assistant […]
On Wednesday, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey appeared on the Preston Scott show and discussed his positions on Black Lives Matter and the Tallahassee Police Department. At the beginning of the segment, Scott asked Dailey to clarify his position on Black Lives Matter. “I do support the Tallahassee Police Department, and I do support the mantra […]
The Village Square recently hosted a panel on race relations on the Village SquareCast podcast. The podcast episode, “Equality in Life: Justice and Law Enforcement,” was moderated by former Tallahassee Democrat publisher Skip Foster and featured nine panelists. The panelists were Rev. Dr. RB Holmes, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe, FBI […]
On October 1, 2019, Jeff Hendry filed to run for the Leon County Commission Group One At-Large seat. Hendry is joined in the race by Melissa Villar, Kelly Otte, Scott Flowers, Danielle Irwin, Robin Colson, and Carolyn Cummings. Incumbent Mary Ann Lindley is retiring. Hendry serves as the Director for the John Scott Dailey Florida […]
On August 4th, Tallahassee Police Chief Revell issued a statement related to the results of a recent internal investigation stemming from a social media post made by TPD Sgt. Gavin Larremore. Chief Revell’s statement: “Today marked the conclusion of a thorough Internal Affairs investigation into a questionable social media post made by a member of […]
Tallahassee Reports reached out to officials at Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) and Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) seeking the answers to two questions: what are treatments for COVID patients, and what are the most prevalent preexisting conditions for COVID patients under 50? Trey Blake, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at CRMC provided information on CRMC’s […]
After overcoming a number of hurdles, Tallahassee Classical School is preparing to open its doors for its inaugural class this fall. The tuition-free charter school will provide students with a classical liberal arts education. Tallahassee Classical School has been in creation for years. It was initially supposed to open last school year, but it was […]
Today, the Tallahassee Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) hosted a virtual candidate forum for the Leon County Commission At Large Group 1 race. The seven candidates on the ballot are Robin Colson, Carolyn Cummings, Scott Flowers, Danielle Irwin, Kelly Otte, Melissa Villar, and Jeff Hendry. The candidates were first asked about the most […]
The Leon County Commission received a status report at the July 14 meeting on Waste Pro, the waste collection vendor for approximately 27,200 residents of unincorporated Leon County. The status report, provided by staff, addressed improvements to Waste Pro’s service and included data on Waste Pro’s yearly customer complaints and liquidated damages. According to the […]
At Tuesday’s Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved the Leon County Schools 2020-2021 Reopening Plan and voted to push back the first day of school to August 31. Superintendent Rocky Hanna outlined the finalized reopening plan, which includes implementing social distancing measures, requiring face coverings, and increasing sanitation. Earlier this month, parents were […]