Mayor Dailey Releases Staff Information

Mayor Dailey Releases Staff Information

Newly elected Mayor John Dailey recently introduced his office staff. Dailey tweeted last week : “We’ve already hit the ground running but I wanted to take a second to introduce my team: Thomas Whitley (Chief of Staff), Cathy Branch (Dir. of Internal Affairs), & Courtney Thomas (Dir. of External Affairs). I’m excited to have them […]

Swift Creek Middle School Boys Win Soccer Championship

Swift Creek Middle School Boys Win Soccer Championship

The Swift Creek Middle School Boys soccer team won the 2018 Soccer Championship in Leon County by defeating Deerlake Middle School. Coach Bradley Blake, who led the team through an undefeated season, encouraged his players to work to be the best team they could possibly be. Blake, who played soccer growing up, attributed his interest […]

Florida Commission on Ethics Finds Probable Cause with Complaint Against Dustin Daniels

Florida Commission on Ethics Finds Probable Cause with Complaint Against Dustin Daniels

Jennings DePriest has told Tallahassee Reports that the Florida Commission on Ethics has found probable cause with regards to a complaint he filed against Dustin Daniels. Daniels is the former Chief of Staff for Mayor Andrew Gillum and former Tallahassee mayoral candidate. The complaint was based on reporting by Tallahassee Reports that revealed Mayor Andrew […]

Dr. Erwin Jackson Considers Options After Court Ruling

Dr. Erwin Jackson Considers Options After Court Ruling

On Friday, January 18th, Judge John Cooper decided in favor of the City of Tallahassee in legal matter related to a lawsuit filed by Tallahassee businessman Dr. Erwin Jackson. Jackson alleged that the City of Tallahassee violated the Florida Sunshine Law when officials excluded 84 of the 93 applicants from the selection process for a […]

Maclay School Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. “Week”

Maclay School Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. “Week”

For Maclay K-12 School, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. was not a day long activity but continued throughout the week of January 14th. Each day there were activities for each grade that helped students understand and appreciate Martin Luther King and celebrate his 90th birthday. The Lower School at Maclay organized specific activities that would […]

Greg Tish- A Stroll Down the Streets of Tallahassee

Greg Tish- A Stroll Down the Streets of Tallahassee

By Greg Tish, Contributing Writer, Tallahassee Reports We drive down the streets of Tallahassee daily but many of us have no idea how the streets got their names. Let’s take a look at two streets in our area that are wrapped around the same family – Fleischmann Road and Welaunee Boulevard. If you have ever […]

Cascades Park Hosts Fourth Annual Tallahassee Festival

Cascades Park Hosts Fourth Annual Tallahassee Festival

Each year the Tallahassee Festival aims to bring the community together in order to show just how welcoming the city of Tallahassee can be. This year the Tallahassee Festival took place on January 12 from 4pm- 9:30pm. The festival is put together with the partnership of FSU, TCC, FAMU, and the Knight Creative Communities Institute. […]

Projected Surge in 2019 Revenues May Trigger 2020 Refunds for Florida Businesses

Projected Surge in 2019 Revenues May Trigger 2020 Refunds for Florida Businesses

By John Haughey | Watchdog.org A week after learning Florida’s projected $223 million surplus in this year’s budget “has likely disappeared” as Hurricane Michael’s recovery costs mount, state fiscal analysts are offering some unexpectedly rosy forecasts for the fiscal year 2020 budget that could include tax refunds for state businesses. According to the Legislature’s Office […]

Tallahassee Ethics Board Member to Apply for City Commission Vacancy

Tallahassee Ethics Board Member to Apply for City Commission Vacancy

UPDATE Another member of the Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board will apply for the vacant seat on the city commission. Bruce Grant, whose term expires on 12/31/2018, has submitted an application to fill the vacancy created when Scott Maddox was removed. ORIGINAL STORY Bill Hollimon, the Tallahassee City Commission appointee to the Independent Ethics Board, announced […]

US Attorney Press Release Makes it Official: Maddox, Carter-Smith Indicted

US Attorney Press Release Makes it Official: Maddox, Carter-Smith Indicted

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2018 For more information, contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs 202-514-2007 U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida Amy Alexander, Public Information Officer 850-216-3854, amy.alexander@usdoj.gov TALLAHASSEE CITY COMMISSIONER AND POLITICAL CONSULTANT CHARGED IN RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox, 50, and Tallahassee […]