According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was up 91.2% in January 2024 when compared to January, 2023. There were 65 permits issued in January, 2024, up from the 34 issued one year ago. The value of the January, 2024 permits was $18.5 million, […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee Reports has learned that taxpayers are footing the bill for City Commission Jack Porter’s activities with a national progressive group called Local Progress. The group provides information designed to help local elected officials advocate for a […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that taxpayers are footing the bill for City Commission Jack Porter’s activities with a national progressive group called Local Progress. The group provides information designed to help local elected officials advocate for a host of policies from the progressive prospective. The polices include topics identified with neutral labels like home rule, […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Late Friday, after ten months of bargaining, the Leon Classroom Teachers Association (LCTA) and Leon County Schools (LCS) reached an agreement that includes $5.12 million in salary increases. On Friday, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban announced his […]
On Friday, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban announced his bid for re-election for County Commission District 2. Caban defeated Hannah Crow in the 2022 race for the seat held by Jimbo Jackson, who tragically passed away in May, 2022. In the press release (provided below), Caban stated he “proudly launches his campaign for re-election” and […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Get the latest local campaign information: Local Political Briefs: City Districts, Law Enforcement, Teacher Pay Raises, District 4 The Tallahassee City Commission is investigating whether County Commissioner David O’Keefe trespassed on the construction site of the city’s […]
Mark S. Earley, Supervisor of Elections for Leon County, announced the initial mailing of Vote-by-Mail ballots for the 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election (PPP). “During the next week, my office will mail over 7,300 Vote-by-Mail ballots to Leon County voters,” said Supervisor Earley. “In addition, we have already sent out over 100 ballots to military […]
Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY DOWNLOAD FOODIES APP Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the February 7, 2024 meeting are now available. Get the details. Misdemeanor charges have now been filed against a hunter accused of killing a rare Tundra Swan on Lake Jackson late last […]
Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the February 7, 2024 meeting. Captain Allen Willis Jr. was recognized as the Career Firefighter of the Year. He oversees special operations for TFD, has worked with the urban search and rescue team since its inception, and has been with TFD for 21 years. The Commission […]
By The News Service of Florida Local law-enforcement review boards could be filled with appointees of sheriffs or police chiefs under a bill that was revised Tuesday by the Senate Community Affairs Committee. The bill (SB 576), sponsored by Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill, initially sought to do away with existing civilian police-review boards and […]