UPDATE Based on concerns related to a social media post, Keith Powell has decided not to move forward as the Ethics Officer. “I am sorry if my past comments offended members of this community. This was never my intent,” Powell said. “I am a deeply religious man who wears my faith on my sleeve. For […]
Despite losing jobs in December – which is consistent with seasonal trends – Leon County ended 2019 with 3,704 more people than at the end of 2018. The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 1,163 jobs in December. One year ago Leon County lost 1,064 jobs. Despite the job losses, the unemployment rate […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Killearn Golf Properties, LLC will assume full legal, operational and financial control of Killearn Country Club on February 1. The group, which was registered with the state of Florida in August 2019 and is headed up by local businessman Jimmy Graganella, has been in purchase negotiations with Barton Tuck, the […]
Current Leon County School Board member and Board Chair Dee Dee Rasmussen has recently accepted a job with the Associated Building Contractors of North Florida and has announced she will no longer vote on construction related issues that come before the Board. Her decision to abstain from votes is based on an opinion from the […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased 43.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 198 single-family home resales in December 2018 and 284 resales in December 2019. Last month there were 216 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in December 2019 increased 2.5% […]
Superintendent Rocky Hana has provided a statement in response to several Tallahassee Reports articles addressing campaign donations made to local candidates via LLC’s based in Las Vegas with ties to Hanna. TR has previously reported that Hanna was tied to several campaign contributions from the LLC’s which included a $50,000 donation to a political action […]
The most recent information from the Florida Department of revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon County-as measured by taxable sales- was up in November by 2.2% when compared to spending one year ago. In absolute terms, spending in November 2019 was up $8.05 million to $372.6 million. These numbers are preliminary and are subject […]
A debate recently took place on Facebook over pictures of several African-American juveniles that were published by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) after they were arrested for felony burglary. Many posters were surprised that TPD would post the picture of someone under the age of 18. However, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox, who was engaged with […]
TR’s review of campaign donations show that Superintendent Rocky Hanna continues to make donations to candidates in the Big Bend area through corporations registered in Las Vegas, Nevada. TR has recently reported about Hanna’s connections to LLC’s registered in Las Vegas that have been listed as the source of local campaign contributions. The most recent […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board and Education Logistics, Inc., known as EduLog, is in mediation over a dispute arising from the school bus system failure that impacted the first weeks of school in 2019. LCS spokesperson, Chris Petley, told TR, “The district is in the mediation process prior to any […]