The Tallahassee Quarterback Club will be holding a golf tournament to raise money to help support their mission of recognizing local high school athletes. The tournament will be held at Capital City Country Club on Monday October 19th. For more information click here. Also, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club has announced their Players of the Week for […]
By: Allysa Mears The North Florida Eagles faced the Florida High Seminoles Friday night in an adrenaline pumping, close game. In recent years, the two teams have become close local rivals, but it was Florida High that came out on top 38-35 for the fourth year in a row. The Friday night game started out […]
Associated Press is reporting that a number of Cure Violence supported programs in Chicago have been shutdown. Cure Violence was in Tallahassee last week holding meetings to promote an community based approach that reduces gun violence. The program costs approximately $350,000 a year, with $75,000 going to Cure Violence. The problems detailed in the AP report […]
The Tallahassee Democrat, in an editorial about the dialogue centered around a picture of Muslims praying in Wakulla county, blatantly ignored facts about current events and published statements that severely questions the credibility of those in charge of the newspaper. Using words like fear, loathing, paranoia and a condescending tone through out, the Tallahassee Democrat, headquartered […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a group of Killearn Country Club members have put together a detailed plan to purchase the club from the current owner, Barton Tuck. The legal wrangling over the direction of the Killearn Country Club began when Mr. Tuck decided that he needed to close the north nine holes of the […]
Research by Tallahassee Reports indicates that Anita Favors-Thompson is the most powerful City Manager in the state of Florida. This finding is based on a comparison of the formal powers of city managers of major cities in Florida, actions taken by Anita Favors-Thompson and interviews with community leaders. While Anita Favors-Thompson receives high approval ratings […]
On June 19th the City Manager released her FY2016 budget. In that budget, the responsibility for hiring the federal, state, and electric utility lobbyists was transferred from the Mayor’s Office to the full City Commission. The reason for the move was never explained. However, sources say the move was made to shield the Mayor from […]
The Tallahassee Quarterback Club has announced their Players of the Week for the week of October 4th. The club chose Co-Defensive Players of the Week this week and therefore there is not a Special Teams Player of the Week. Players will receive their awards this Thursday at their respective high schools. Offensive Player of the […]
Now that the budgets are set for a number of local government entities, Tallahassee Reports will begin to research the impact of decisions made by our local officials through votes on taxes and expenditures. Our first report compares the growth in government expenditures from 2008 through 2016 with other growth measures in Leon County. The […]
The Maclay Marauders (1-4) gained their first win of the season with a 7-6 victory over the FAMU Rattlers (0-5) last night. The Rattlers started out fast when their sophomore fullback, Jakoby Nelson, scored a touchdown in the first quarter to pass the Marauders 0-6. From there, however, the Marauders gained momentum that resulted in […]