LOCAL NEWS On Thursday December 12 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. Get the details. Florida State University recently confirmed that the school is the buyer currently under contract for the former Regal Governor’s Square Mall movie theater. Leon County Commissioner for District 2 Christian […]
On Thursday December 12 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify potential problems & solutions early in process. Listed below are […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner for District 2 Christian Caban, who also serves as Vice-Chairman, penned a letter to Commissioner David O’Keefe addressing a controversial social media post by O’Keefe related to the recent murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Saturday is the Winter Festival in downtown Tallahassee. Events take place from 3-10 p.m. […]
There are several good reasons that Pam Bondi will be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general. When her appointment was announced, so soon after the withdrawal of former Pensacola Congressman Matt Gaetz, reaction in Washington pretty much broke down along party lines. But mostly, there was relief that a nasty confirmation fight over Gaetz […]
Leon County Commissioner for District 2 Christian Caban, who also serves as Vice-Chairman, penned a letter to Commissioner David O’Keefe addressing a controversial social media post by O’keefe related to the recent murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Thompson was killed at close range in Manhattan by a lone gunman. Media reports indicated the […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest Florida Realtors report shows that there were 290 October single-family sales in the Tallahassee MSA, up 9.8% when compared to last year. The median sales price was $323,900, up 1.2% from October 2023. At the December 10th meeting, Leon County Commissioners (Board) will receive a status report on transitional housing in Leon […]
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the insurance division of UnitedHealth Group, was shot and killed yesterday in what police called a targeted attack in Manhattan. The company was holding its annual investor day at the Hilton Hotel. A search for the suspect is underway. The 50-year-old Thompson was arriving around 6:45 am ET when the suspect, wearing […]
LOCAL NEWS As of November 30, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 8.0% when compared to the same period in 2023. Check out the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on November 19, 2024. Check out the news […]
Provided below are news briefs from the November 19, 2024, Leon County School Board meeting related to items considered by Board members. Item 19.01 The Board approved the convening of the Annual Meeting of the Leon School Board Leasing Corporation. The Bylaws of the Leon School Board Leasing Corporation call for an annual meeting of […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on November 19, 2024. The Board approved Consent Items 1-11, 13-17. Consent Items Pulled for Discussion Agenda Item 12, pulled by Commissioner Proctor: The Board voted 6-1 (Proctor against) to approve an Off-System Agreement with FDOT for the construction of the Springhill Road […]