After a five year run, Leon County no longer leads the state of Florida in crime rate. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement data for 2019 shows that Leon County has fallen to third, behind Bay and Duval counties. The 2019 crime rate per 100,000 residents in Leon county decreased by 13.7% when compared to […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Killearn Homes Association (KHA) is taking steps towards selling vacant land located at the Thomasville Road – Killarney Way entrance to Killearn Estates. According to KHA meeting minutes, a vote was taken on March 12, 2020 by the KHA Board to sell the 3575 Tallahassee Road lot and an […]
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — As the number of infections in long-term care facilities approached 1,000, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state will begin a push to test nursing home residents and staff members for the novel coronavirus. DeSantis said the state will dispatch 10 four-member teams to […]
Reports indicate that Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, despite a Florida stay-at-home-order, traveled to Atlanta over the Easter weekend and appeared on MSNBC Friday night to continue her criticism of Governor Ron DeSantis. Reports indicate that Atlanta, which is located in Fulton County, has the most coronavirus cases in Georgia. In addition, reports indicate that […]
A comparison of positive coronavirus test rates between Florida counties shows that three of the 25 largest counties in Florida have rates below five percent. Those counties are Marion, Pasco, and Leon. The data is from the Florida Department of Health as of April 4th. Dr. Birx, who serves as the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for […]
By Brian Burgess, The Capitolist After spending the better part of the past two days sifting through mountains of available data – not all of it consistent – there’s a LOT of good news out there, with a little bit of bad. The worst of the bad news is that to make sure things start […]
Just two days after voting to approve a program to help local businesses deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus, almost $100,000 has been awarded. Leon County government reports that 25 local businesses have been approved under the program. The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency – which is comprised of Leon County and City of Tallahassee […]
Today City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow outlined a plan to help local businesses deal with the economic challenges brought on by government regulations due to the coronavirus. TR recently reported about Mayor Dailey calling for an emergency meeting of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency to discuss how local government could help with the devastating economic impact of […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers on Thursday approved a record $93.2 billion budget for next year, with attention already focused on a potential need to revisit the spending plan this summer as the novel coronavirus upends the economy. The budget (HB 5001), which takes effect July 1, was […]
A conference focused on the commercial real estate market was recently held at FSU’s Turnbull Center and provided an interesting perspective on the dynamics of Tallahassee’s local economy. The conference, attended by approximately 275 people, was sponsored by NAI TALCOR and facilitated by Ed Murray, President, Broker, and Director at NAI TALCOR. North Monroe Corridor […]