LOCAL NEWS A 68-page report found that Leon County’s current jail configuration, where each housing unit has two beds instead of the designed one, presents a “potentially dangerous” situation. Campaign finance records show that city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson has paid her husband, Lee Johnson, $3,000 for political consulting services. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS […]
Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area this evening as a Category 3 storm with winds of 111-129 mph, the first major hurricane to hit the area in over 100 years. See a time-lapse video of Milton from space here (via X). The region’s west-facing geographic location and typical weather patterns make direct hurricane landfalls […]
LOCAL NEWS Campaign finance records show that city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson has paid her husband, Lee Johnson, $3,000 for political consulting services. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS Check out local high school football players recognized by TR based on recent performances. FLORIDA NEWS Hurricane Milton is now expected to make landfall in […]
LOCAL NEWS Since January 1,2023, the City of Tallahassee has relocated over 650 homeless people – who have no ties to Tallahassee – to locations outside of Leon County. As Tropical Storm Milton continues to strengthen, Governor Ron Desantis expanded the State of Emergency to 51 counties, including multiple in the Big Bend. Taylor, Madison, […]
LOCAL NEWS During the final Tallahassee FY2025 budget hearing, elected officials voted (5-0) to increase spending for Homeless Services by 41% or $227,600. Last fiscal year the city spent $554,947. The latest TR print edition is out – subscribe here to be one of the first to read about the City’s homeless relocation program in Friday’s E-edition. Mark […]
By The News Service of Florida With 84,400 claims filed, estimated insured losses in Florida from Hurricane Helene have topped $835 million. Data posted Thursday on the state Office of Insurance Regulation website showed $835,853,221 in estimated insured losses, up from $656,767,627 on Tuesday and $507,534,581 on Monday. Of the 84,400 claims, almost exactly half […]
The death toll from Hurricane Helene has surpassed 200 people across six states as crews continue searching for survivors in remote areas one week after Helene struck the US. Roughly 900,000 people remain without power (see map), and tens of thousands without running water, as of this writing. Hurricane Helene is the deadliest storm to make landfall […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest TR print edition is out – subscribe here to be one of the first to read about the City’s homeless relocation program in Friday’s E-edition. As of October 1, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 7.9% when […]
As of October 1, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 7.9% when compared to the same period in 2023. TR’s last report indicated the total number of crime incidents was down 6.5% year-to-date (YTD). The numbers show that property crime incidents are down […]
The Florida Realtors August 2024 report on single-family sales activity in Florida shows there were 22,675 transactions, down 1.12% when compared to August 2023. Year-to Date (YTD) numbers show that single – family sales transactions in Florida were down 1.7% eight months into 2024 when compared to last year. On the pricing front, the August […]