The recent proposal by City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox to expand the governance board related to the TMH-FSU agreement from 17 to 19 members, allowing both FAMU and TSC to have a seat while TMH maintains a one-vote majority, has the support of Florida State Representative Allison Tant. According to Commissioner Williams Cox, the board structure […]
Campaign documents indicate that an influential member of the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, Sally Bradshaw, made significant donations to City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s mayoral campaign during a time when TMH and Florida State University were negotiating a deal to create an academic medical center in the Tallahassee. Matlow has been a vocal critic […]
Over the last few years Tallahassee Reports has made an effort to expand our news coverage to include local sports. As the local media landscape continues to evolve and legacy media outlets make cuts, we saw an opportunity to fill a void. We feel that covering sports – with an emphasis on high school – […]
The latest Leon County Sheriff’s Office School Resource 2024-25 Annual Report is out, and it shows a 38.3% increase in high school arrests when compared to 2023-24. The increase was driven by a significant increase in arrests at Leon and Rickards high schools. The chart below shows the arrests for each of the five major […]
The latest jobs report shows the Leon County July unemployment rate increased to 4.4%. The June unemployment rate was 4.3%. The 4.4% unemployment rate is the highest reported in Leon County since August 2021 when the unemployment rate was 4.4%. The U.S. July unemployment rate came in at 4.3%, while the Florida rate was reported […]
On Monday, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow filed paperwork with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections to run for the Tallahassee mayor position in 2026. Matlow currently occupies a seat on the city commission which is up for election in 2026. Matlow’s filing comes after word leaked out last week that Mayor John Dailey would not […]
Mayor John Dailey has had a change of heart and tells TR he will not seek re-election. He provided TR with an official statement, provided below. Dailey stated that “elected office should not be a forever job, so today I am formally announcing that I will not be seeking re-election.” Early in 2025, the assumption […]
On Tuesday, July 29, the Leon County School Board voted unanimously to approve the Greenpoint/Welaunee Heel Subdivision School Concurrency Agreement between the school board and GreenPointe Developers. Under the agreement, the school board will receive 24 acres of property in the Welaunee area, including 8 acres designated for impervious surfaces like buildings and driveways. The […]
During the Tuesday Leon County School Board meeting, officials voted to move forward with a $645 million tentative budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The board also scheduled a public hearing to adopt the final millage rates and adopt the final budget. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, September […]
The Chief Judge for Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit has reported Leon County Clerk of Court Gwen Marshall to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming “neglect of duty.” In an eight-page letter dated June 27 from Chief Judge Frank Allman to Marshall, Allman outlined a pattern of excessive delays and ongoing filing and docketing errors resulting in […]