By Rick Burnham Leon High School collected double digit hits enroute to a 17-5 five-inning victory over visiting Rickards under threatening skies Monday at Leon.A trio of Lions led the way with a pair of hits apiece, including leadoff hitter Eddie Castillo, who led off the game for his team with a bunt single and […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, March 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that January 2023 passenger traffic increased 11.9% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 6,542 from the 54,889 reported during January 2022 to 61,431 in January 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 9.3% for […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 178 jobs in January. There were 156,218 people working in Leon County in January compared to last month’s revised employment number of 156,396. The January unemployment rate came in at 2.7%, up from the 2.3% reported in December. The unemployment increase was due in part to more […]
LOCAL NEWS The Governing Council of Leon County’s Children’s Services Council (CSC) met on March 23rd and approved 3 consent items and voted on whether additional staffing positions would be necessary. In a previous meeting, the Executive Committee could not reach a consensus on the staffing proposal. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: Leon County’s new Council on the […]
LOCAL NEWS Last night the Tallahassee City Commission approved changes to the noise ordinance and voted 3-2 to ratify the police union agreement. In addition, one commissioner said that city government is broken and another challenged their colleagues to take a drug test. Get the details. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: TR’s Leon County Commission meeting briefs […]
Below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting that took place on March 22, 2023. The Commission approved acceptance of $572,052 in grant funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Resilient Florida Grant Funding for the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Orange/Meridian Placemaking Project.___The Commission accepted the City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency’s […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting that took place on March 21, 2023.__ The Commission approved a number of items that were approved in bloc format by way of consent agenda. One of the items was approving a date and time for a workshop addressing homelessness, specifically it was determined […]
LOCAL NEWS Recognizing the possession or use of marijuana remains illegal under state and federal law and is punishable under the federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA), the majority of the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 against moving forward with a marijuana decriminalization ordinance. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: The Leon County Commission voted 7-0 to award the […]
By Rick Burnham The Leon Lions got a complete game effort from junior lefthander Chase Davis enroute to a 3-2 win over visiting Panama City Mosley Tuesday. Davis only allowed three hits to the Dolphins, who came into the game ranked No. 2 in the state. He struck out five and walked two as the […]