Though the trend of vaping has died down, it remains a major issue affecting today’s youth and a law firm is asking public school districts to join in the fight against the activity. Last week, the Leon County School Board received information on litigation against Juul Labs, a top vaping company in the country. The […]
At their meeting on Nov. 10, the City Commissioners voted to approve the strategic goals of the FY21-25 Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Plan. The plan will make the City eligible for an estimated $5,092,322 in federal entitlement grant funding in the next fiscal year. To be eligible to receive funding from the U.S. Department […]
Florida State University has been called to start the removal of low-level radioactive waste from two of their storage sites. These sites are located at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Innovation Park and Apalachicola National Forest. The university’s laboratories were selected between 1958 to 1979 to conduct research on the effects of low-level radionuclides with the […]
Tallahassee Reports recently reached out to MetroNet for an update on the company’s work in Tallahassee. MetroNet has been constructing a fiber-optic network across Tallahassee since early 2020. In October 2019, the City Commission voted to change the City’s Joint Use Agreement to allow fiber attachments on the City’s utility poles. This made it possible […]
Pfizer announced Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed with BioNTech, is highly effective. Early analysis of data from the Phase 3 clinical study shows that the vaccine, BNT162b2, is more than 90% effective. “Today is a great day for science and humanity,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO. “The first set of results […]
TR’s weekly report (November 1-8) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s November 1st weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending November 8th, shows an increase in cases and positivity rate and lower COVID hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]
City Commissioner Curtis Richardson – after narrowly missing a victory in the primary – retained his seat with a win against Bill Schack in the general election. Richardson received 69.5% of the vote, and Schack received 30.5%. Richardson has been in office since 2014. His re-election campaign focused on representing the Southside as well as […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A top Florida campaign strategist for President Donald Trump credited outreach to a broad swath of voters and sophisticated use of data as playing key roles in Trump’s win Tuesday over Democrat Joe Biden in the state. Trump senior adviser Susie Wiles, in a three-page […]
This Saturday at 4 p.m. on the ACC Network FSU will be back at home to face off with the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pittsburgh is 3-4 on the year with wins against Austin Peay, Syracuse and Louisville. The losses came against North Carolina State, Boston College, Miami and Notre Dame. Florida State is 4-5 against Pittsburgh […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 88 incidents reported during the week of October 26 – November 1, 2020. The data indicates there were 58 property incidents and 30 violent incidents. Last week there were 42 property and 24 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on […]