TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS For the August 7-13, TPD reported 72 crime incidents. This included 27 violent crime incidents which is 26.8% more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. Leon […]
For the August 7-13, TPD reported 72 crime incidents. This included 27 violent crime incidents which is 26.8 % more than the average number of violent crime incidents reported on a weekly basis in 2022, which was 21.3. The violent crime incidents included 16 assaults & batteries, 7 sexual batteries, and 4 robberies. TPD reported […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA) will host Reese Goad, the City Manager for the City of Tallahassee on Tuesday, August 15th, at 11:30 AM at Capital City Country Club. Please RSVP by Monday, August 14th […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was 54.5% in June, 2023 when compared to June, 2022. There were 68 permits issued June, 2023, up from the 44 issued one year ago. The value of the June 2023 permits was $16.2 million, up 44.6%, […]
On August 3rd, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Chief Revell, who was appointed on December 26,2019, ad- dressed several issues, including current crime trends, the need for more police officers and officer recruitment. Discussing the increase in violent crime, Revell noted that auto burglaries have […]
By Priscilla West Leon County Schools is making plans for a book-by-book permission system for library checkouts. Parental screening options are welcomed, but the plan sidesteps parents’ greater need for LCS to do the right thing: Please curate school library collections to be educational, enriching, and age appropriate. While school libraries do a great job […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS In accordance with recently passed legislation (HB 1069 – 2023), the Leon County School Board has approved a process for those parents that would like to limit their child’s access to media center and classroom libraries. Priscilla West, the […]
In accordance with recently passed legislation (HB 1069 – 2023), Leon County School Board has approved a process for those parents that would like to limit their child’s access to media center and classroom libraries. Only parents that want to limit their child’s access through, Parent/guardian Permission, will need to complete the FOCUS form. LCS […]
By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended Orlando-area State Attorney Monique Worrell, accusing the prosecutor of “neglecting her duty” and being lax on criminal enforcement. DeSantis’ suspension of Worrell, elected in 2020 as state attorney for Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange and […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Amid a community debate over the need for more police officers, City Commissioner Jack Porter told a Tallahassee Democrat reporter that Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said “law enforcement cannot prevent gun violence.” Revell denies making the statement. […]