TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERY Select a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor is concerned over the current state of inmates and the overcrowding concerns of the Leon County jail. “What I saw was disturbing. Because we have a jail population that is not being driven […]
On April 11th, Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch did an interview on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3. Welch was asked to address a number of current issues facing Leon County, provided below are his responses. Northeast Park: Welch said that he’s excited for the future of the park and that construction should […]
LOCAL NEWS The City of Tallahassee has filed a motion to dismiss the amended lawsuit of former Citizens Police Review Board member Taylor Biro. The issue stems from 2022 when Biro was dismissed for allegedly having an anti-police sticker on her cup during the CPRB board meeting. In its new motion, the city contends a judge […]
At their April 10th meeting, the CSC Leon Executive Committee discussed their existing purchasing policy and establishing a new travel policy. According to staff, the travel policy will be used to authorize and obtain reimbursement of travel expenses for employees of the CSC Leon. The traveler must choose the most economical method of travel for […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County School Board unanimously passed a proposal Tuesday night that will require parents to be notified within 24 hours of the district learning of an employee’s arrest. A Rickards High School student was arrested yesterday morning after bringing a firearm to the school grounds. The Rickards Security Staff searched the student after he […]
A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld the conviction of developer J.T. Burnette in a case that also led to former Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox pleading guilty to bribery-related charges. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a series of arguments raised by Burnette, who was convicted in 2021 on […]
A student at Rickards High School was arrested Tuesday morning after bringing a loaded handgun on campus. According to an email sent to parents by Principal Doug Cook, , the student was entering the main office when school security staff discovered the loaded handgun. The student was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm […]
At the April 10th Leon County Schools (LCS) Agenda Review/Workshop meeting, board members discussed several policies including expulsion waivers. Board member Marcus Nicolas asked if there was a policy requiring staff members to attend de-escalation training. He noted his question stemmed from having read an expulsion waiver about a recent disciplinary incident. He stated, “someone […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida The Florida House could be poised to take up a bill that seeks to prevent transgender men and women from using bathrooms that don’t line up with their sex assigned at birth, after one Republican said Monday it’s “like we have mutants living among us on planet […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Sheriff’s Office and Leon County Schools issued press releases on Monday related to the arrest of a Griffin Middle School teacher accused of organizing fights in her classroom. Get the details. The Daily Briefs sponsored by: Occupy Tallahassee protesters plan to camp outside the Leon County courthouse every night for the rest […]