Capital Health Plan is getting a new CEO

Capital Health Plan is getting a new CEO

Capital Health Plan is getting a new leader. Long-time President and CEO John Hogan is retiring after more than 4 decades with the organization. He will be succeeded by CFO Sabin Bass. CHP is the health insurance provider for over 135,000 members in nine Big Bend counties. The full press release is provided below: Capital […]

TMH Named Level II Maternal Care Facility

TMH Named Level II Maternal Care Facility

The Joint Commission’s Maternal Levels of Care (MLC) Verification program, offered in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), has named Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) a Level II maternal care verified facility.  As a Level II facility, TMH has demonstrated the ability to detect, stabilize and initiate management of unanticipated maternal-fetal or […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 15

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 15

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS For the August 7-13, TPD reported 72 crime incidents. This included 27 violent crime incidents which is 26.8% more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. Leon […]

Tallahassee Weekly Crime Incident Report: August 13

Tallahassee Weekly Crime Incident Report: August 13

For the August 7-13, TPD reported 72 crime incidents. This included 27 violent crime incidents which is 26.8 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 16 assaults & batteries, 7 sexual batteries, and 4 robberies. TPD reported […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 14

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 14

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA) will host Reese Goad, the City Manager for the City of Tallahassee on Tuesday, August 15th, at 11:30 AM at Capital City Country Club. Please RSVP by Monday, August 14th […]

Single-Family Construction Permits Continue Upward Trend in June

Single-Family Construction Permits Continue Upward Trend in June

According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was 54.5% in June, 2023 when compared to June, 2022. There were 68 permits issued June, 2023, up from the 44 issued one year ago. The value of the June 2023 permits was $16.2 million, up 44.6%, […]

West: Proposed School Library Checkout Procedure Will be Disastrous

West: Proposed School Library Checkout Procedure Will be Disastrous

By Priscilla West Leon County Schools is making plans for a book-by-book permission system for library checkouts.  Parental screening options are welcomed, but the plan sidesteps parents’ greater need for LCS to do the right thing:  Please curate school library collections to be educational, enriching, and age appropriate.  While school libraries do a great job […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 11

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 11

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS In accordance with recently passed legislation (HB 1069 – 2023), the Leon County School Board has approved a process for those parents that would like to limit their child’s access to media center and classroom libraries.   Priscilla West, the […]

DeSantis Suspends Central Florida Prosecutor

DeSantis Suspends Central Florida Prosecutor

By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, accusing the prosecutor of “neglecting her duty” and being lax on criminal enforcement. DeSantis’ suspension of Worrell, elected in 2020 as state attorney for Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange and […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 10

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 10

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Amid a community debate over the need for more police officers, City Commissioner Jack Porter told a Tallahassee Democrat reporter that Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said “law enforcement cannot prevent gun violence.” Revell denies making the statement. […]