Sales of Existing Homes Up 10.6% in September, Prices Up

Sales of Existing Homes Up 10.6% in September, Prices Up

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 10.6% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 284 single-family home resales in September 2019 and 314 resales in September 2020. Last month there were 307 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in August 2020 increased […]

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending October 10th

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending October 10th

The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a eight week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Zip code 32304 reported the most cases (70) last week. Three zip codes (32301, 32303, 32304) reported over 50 cases last week. Seven zip codes reported more cases than last week. Three zip […]

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Positivity Rate Below 5% for Last Two Weeks

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Positivity Rate Below 5% for Last Two Weeks

TR’s weekly report (October 5-October 11) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates are detailed below. TR’s October 4th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases moved from 51 cases on October 4th to 58 cases on October 11th, a 13.7% increase. The Leon […]

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending October 3rd

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending October 3rd

The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a seven week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Only one zip code (32304) reported over 50 (54) cases last week. All ten zip codes show less cases than last week. Five zip codes reported a decline of least 30% when compared […]

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Numbers Continue to Fall

Weekly Report: Leon COVID Numbers Continue to Fall

TR’s weekly report (September 28-October 4) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories. TR’s September 27th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases declined from 78 cases on September 27th to 51 cases on October 4th, a 35% […]

POLITICO Florida Reporter Writes Trump Gave “Shoutout” to Racist Group

POLITICO Florida Reporter Writes Trump Gave “Shoutout” to Racist Group

Matt Dixon, a reporter for Politico-Florida, in an article addressing the Trump-Biden debate, wrote that Trump gave a “shoutout” to a far-right hate group despite evidence to the contrary. Dixon, who has been a reporter with POLITICO – Florida for over six years, chose the word “shoutout” to characterize statements made by Trump related to […]

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending September 26

COVID Zip Code Report for Week Ending September 26

The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a six week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Zip code 32304 was the only zip code to report over 100 cases for the week. All ten zip codes show less cases than last week. Six of the ten zip codes show […]

Weekly Report on Leon County COVID Cases Shows Declining Trends

Weekly Report on Leon County COVID Cases Shows Declining Trends

TR’s weekly report (September 21-27th) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories. TR’s September 20th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases declined from 130 on September 20th to 78 cases on September 27th, a 40% drop. […]

DeSantis Lifts COVID-19 Business Restrictions

DeSantis Lifts COVID-19 Business Restrictions

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted state COVID-19 business restrictions Friday, including limits on the numbers of people who can dine in restaurants, while also prohibiting local governments from closing restaurants and collecting fines from people who don’t wear face masks in public. DeSantis said the move […]