According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 18.2% in November 2025 when compared to November 2024. However, permit values were up 25.6%. There were 27 permits issued in November 2025, compared to 33 permits issued one year ago. There were 49 permits issued in […]
Tallahassee police have announced an arrest following an investigation into large-scale marijuana trafficking. According to the press release, 34-year-old Danny Francisque is in custody after detectives say a tip led them to search his apartment on Dixie Drive. TPD says they found 52 pounds of marijuana in an apartment that was being used mainly to […]
President Donald Trump gave a prime-time address to the nation yesterday to highlight his administration’s work on the economy, health care, and immigration. He also announced a $1,776 dividend to every US soldier. The speech came as a recent poll found his approval ratings had reached a two-term low. The address also followed his announcement that the US military […]
City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter released statements critical of the proposed deal brokered between the City of Tallahassee and Florida State University involving the sale of city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. While Mayor Dailey, City Commissioners Dianne Williams Cox and Curtis Richardson, and FSU President Richard McCullough were upbeat […]
Florida State University and Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad have agreed to a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will serve as the basis for the transfer of all city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc. (TMH) The City Commission is scheduled to take action on the MOU at the next regularly […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County school system this week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a high-profile appeal by a couple who allege their rights were violated after a child wanted to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents didn’t support. Steve Stewart discusses the 3-2 vote to sell the golf course […]
By The News Service of Florida Florida had a 3.9 percent unemployment rate in September, the state said Thursday after a delay in releasing numbers because of this fall’s federal government shutdown. The numbers depend on information from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Florida Department of Commerce will release October and November numbers on […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Leon County school system this week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a high-profile appeal by a couple who allege their rights were violated after a child wanted to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents didn’t support. In a 38-page […]
LOCAL NEWS The City of Tallahassee has agreed to sell the Capitol City Country Club golf course to the club for about $1.2 million. FLORIDA NEWS In his final budget proposal, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday rolled out a $117.36 billion plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year that includes increased money for teachers and law-enforcement […]
LOCAL NEWS During a meeting Tuesday, Leon Commissioners approved some changes to the comprehensive plan, but the county decided not to move forward with a proposed change for about 1,100 acres near Southwood and Old St. Augustine Road. Opinion: Who Really Controls Our Hospital? LOCAL SPORTS The Florida State soccer team won its fifth national […]