If your weekend travels takes you to the northeast part of town and by Village Square Shopping Center, you will notice a Tesla supercharger station. The futuristic looking station has been under construction for a couple of weeks. The station is located strategically near Interstate – 10 and will serve as another piece of the […]
It is more than a year until the final votes will be cast in the race for Leon County School Superintendent and the three candidates have already raised over $300,000. Candidate Scott Maddox reported $22,590 in donations for August to go with the $93,000 he has previously raised. Maddox said “I’m proud of the support […]
Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons, who has weathered a turbulent year or so at the school district, proved that he still has support in the community. Pons reported today that he raised $108,000 during August. This was Pons first report since deciding to seek re-election. Pons told Tallahassee Reports that ” I am proud […]
The legal wrangling over the direction of the Killearn Country Club has taken another turn. Barton Tuck, the current owner, sent a letter to members today that says he has “elected to trigger the right to purchase given to the Club Members in the restrictive covenants encumbering the golf course.” The letter can be viewed […]
Former Leon High principal Rocky Hanna turned some heads with his first campaign report. Hanna, who has not run for political office before, reported that he raised $105,000 during August. Sources that TR talked to were surprised at the amount he reported. “You knew Jackie and Scott would raise a lot of money. This means […]
Roughly two weeks before Mayor Andrew Gillum recommended Lila Jaber as the City Commission’s appointment to the newly formed independent ethics board, Ms. Jaber submitted an application for consideration. The application is required for most citizens interested in serving on one of the many citizen boards. On all applications, including Jaber’s, which can be viewed […]
Current Chairman of the City’s newly formed independent Ethics Board, Lila Jaber, failed to disclose a business relationship between her law firm, Gunster, and the City of Tallahassee when she applied to be the City’s appointment to the Board. Also, Ms. Jaber is listed as the the vice-chair of the Big Bend Minority Chamber of […]
Our recent reports on Leon county employment numbers have shown a dramatic decrease in jobs this year. The disturbing trend can be seen in the chart below. We have had a number of readers ask about the cyclical nature of the Leon county job market. More specifically, we have had readers ask if the decline […]
We have written about hometown PGA golf professional Hudson Swafford a number of times. Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop Local Product, Hudson Swafford, Making His Move on the PGA Tour Most recently, we have chronicled his stellar play in FedEx Cup playoffs, which are in progress now, and his move from the […]
Tallahassee native and North Florida Christian former football star, Travis Blanks, has been listed as starter on Clemson’s first team defense for the upcoming season. In his senior year at North Florida Christian School (NFCS) he led the football team to a victory in the Florida 2A state championship game after an undefeated season. In […]