Tallahassee Community College (TCC) has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice Program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to training programs in HVAC, Machining, and Welding. In 2023, Amazon’s new Tallahassee fulfillment center is slated to launch. Its opening will create around 1,000 full-time jobs. “We are thrilled to partner with Amazon to provide […]
Local News BREAKING NEWS: Tallahassee City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is scheduled to appear on The Steve Stewart Show on RealTalk 93.3 FM today at noon to discuss the request by the PBA to remove a Citizen’s Police Review Board member due to bias against law enforcement. A portion of Apalachee Parkway from Calhoun Street to […]
Following a story by Tallahassee Reports, the Florida PBA Big Bend Chapter is calling for the removal of Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) member Taylor Biro for “promoting an inappropriate, incendiary, and anti-police message at a recent CPRB meeting.” Chapter President Richard Murphy, in a press release, provided below, stated: “It is deeply disturbing that […]
At the October 12th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials received a briefing on the Citizens Police Review Board annual report by CPRB Chairman Edward Gaines. After the briefing, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox addressed the issue of bias against law enforcement by CPRB members. Williams-Cox indicated that “we should consider removing board members that consistently […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — U.S. visitors continued to drive Florida’s tourism industry at a record pace, while international travel still struggled to reach pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released figures for the third quarter of 2022. The tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida estimated Tuesday the state attracted 35.115 million travelers […]
Local News A former owner of a Tallahassee facility that helps children with development delays was acquitted on Medicaid fraud charges in a case that took numerous legal turns over the past few years. Rachel Scharlepp, a former owner of PlayBig Therapy, was found not guilty Nov. 3 at the conclusion of a four-day trial […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A Leon County circuit judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a South Florida senator challenging the use of state funds to transport migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, but advised how to revamp the legal complaint so the case can move […]
On Monday, Reverend R.B. Holmes held the first Respect Yourself Crime Prevention Task Force meeting. The goal of the meeting was to provide a list of action items that will mitigate gun violence and crime. Holmes discussed supporting at-risk youth and their families with the help of City of Tallahassee and Leon County leaders, criminology […]
Local News Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch reported on his Facebook page that Centerville Rd near Pimlico Rd is scheduled for resurfacing from Monday, Nov 21 through Wednesday, Nov 23. The roadway will remain open with flagging operations. The request for resurfacing was due to deteriorating conditions of the road near the school entrances. On […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Republicans nationally went into Tuesday’s elections hoping for a red wave. It didn’t happen. But in Florida, Republicans didn’t simply deliver a red wave. They obliterated Democrats up and down the ballot, putting to rest any notion that Florida is a purple state. It wasn’t […]