Average Age of Coronavirus Deaths in Florida is 79

Average Age of Coronavirus Deaths in Florida is 79

As of March 21st, information from the Florida Department of Health indicates that 12 people have died from the coronavirus. The Florida Department of Health has also provided various pieces of information for each death. A chart is provided below. The average age of those who have died is 79. A recent CDC report indicated […]

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Pushes for “Stay-At-Home” Order

Agriculture Commissioner  Nikki Fried Pushes for “Stay-At-Home” Order

Below is the press release by Agriculture Nikki Fried asking Governor Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order. Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nicole “Nikki” Fried, a member of the Florida Cabinet, asked Governor Ron DeSantis to implement a statewide “stay-at-home” order in response to dramatically increasing COVID-19 cases in the state: “I […]

Mayor Dailey Calls for Emergency Meeting to Address Economic Relief

Mayor Dailey Calls for Emergency Meeting to Address Economic Relief

Today Mayor John Dailey, in a Facebook post, called for an emergency meeting of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) to address the economic issues faced by local businesses due to the COVID-19. The Blueprint IA includes elected officials on the city and county commissions. Noting that most economic relief will come from federal and state […]

Florida Senator Marco Rubio Outlines Economic Recovery Plan for Small Businesses

Florida Senator Marco Rubio Outlines Economic Recovery Plan for Small Businesses

On March 19th, Florida Senator Marco Rubio tweeted out the possible components of a economic recovery program being crafted by federal officials to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 virus. The key components include forgiveable loans, a process handled by banks in the community, to be inclusive when defining “small business” and to move as […]

Nine Law Enforcement Officials, Including Three Captains,”Responded” to Gillum Incident

Nine Law Enforcement Officials, Including Three Captains,”Responded” to Gillum Incident

According to the Miami Beach police report documenting the Andrew Gillum incident, at least nine law enforcement officials “responded” to the call, including three Captains. The incident did not result in any arrests. The presence of such high ranking law enforcement officials at the scene warrants comments about any contacts between officers and political officials […]

Airport Traffic Up 11.7% in February

Airport Traffic Up 11.7% in February

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased 11.7% in February when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 63,615 during last February to 71,088 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the three major carriers. American was up 16.7%, […]

Deerlake Middle School Field Trip to New York Still On Despite Emergency Declaration

Deerlake Middle School Field Trip to New York Still On Despite Emergency Declaration

UPDATE 7:09 PM March 7 Politico is reporting that the first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington, D.C., according to Mayor Muriel Bowser. The public health lab at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the “presumptive positive” test Saturday afternoon, Bowser said on Twitter. Original Report 6:10 PM March 7 Despite an […]

TPD Incidents Trending Down

TPD Incidents Trending Down

Based on information provided by TPD, the number of reported incidents in the City of Tallahassee have been on the decline over the last five months. The chart below shows that the number of incidents have been trending down since October. The number of reported incidents fell from 388 in October to 358 in November. […]

Superintendent Hanna Says School Choice Policy is “Fair and Equitable to Every Resident…”

Superintendent Hanna Says School Choice Policy is “Fair and Equitable to Every Resident…”

At the last Leon County School Board meeting, a parent cited the low school grade of Astoria Park Elementary as an indication of a “low performing” school. She was upset that she could not school choice out of the school she was zoned for. Following the parents comments, Superintendent Hanna discussed the current LCS school […]

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