TR’s weekly report (March 15 – March 21) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s March 14th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending March 21st, shows decreases in new cases, the positivity rate and hospitalizations. Since the middle to the end of January 2021, […]
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Mark O’Bryant, Carmen Conner, Zandra Glenn, Paul Mitchell and Liza McFadden to the Leon County Children’s Services Council. DeSantis chose the five from a list of fifteen names, included below, submitted by the Leon County Commission. The ballot initiative to create the Children’s Services Council passed in […]
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that Florida will start offering COVID-19 vaccines to all people age 50 and older starting Monday. This week, Florida lowered the age threshold from 65 to 60, but the governor said softening demand convinced him the state could go to 50. “The demand has […]
TR’s weekly report (March 8 – March 14) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s March 7th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending March 14th, shows decreases in new cases, the positivity rate and hospitalizations. Since the middle to the end of January 2021, […]
TR’s weekly report (March 1 – March 7) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s February 28th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending March 7th, shows decreases in new cases, the positivity rate and hospitalizations. Since the middle to the end of January 2021, […]
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave his State of the State address Tuesday to formally start the 2021 legislative session. Here are his remarks, as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the House and Senate and fellow citizens: I see, in many parts of our country, a sad state of affairs: schools […]
TR’s weekly report (February 22 – February 28) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s February 14th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending February 28th, shows decreases in new cases and the positivity rate and an increase in hospitalizations. Since the middle to the […]
By Jordan Kirkland, The Capitolist Florida gas prices continue to skyrocket thanks to arctic weather causing chaos on the Gulf Coast refinery region. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose by 15 cents, putting a $2.61 per gallon price tag at the pump for Florida drivers. The jump at the pump […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 62.0% in January when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 70,7077 during January 2020 to 26,653 this year. Last month passenger traffic was […]
TR’s weekly report (February 15 – February 21) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s February 14th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending February 21st, shows decreases in new cases, hospitalizations, and a positivity rate remaining below 5%. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day […]