On the morning of Jan. 4, Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna released a statement to faculty and parents regarding the current status of schools amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The new semester, which also began on Jan. 4, will continue to operate as previously with no major changes as outlined in the statement, which was […]
TR’s weekly report (December 27 – January 3) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s December 27th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending January 3rd, shows increases in new cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]
The News Service of Florida Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried recently called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to mobilize the National Guard to help distribute COVID-19 vaccines. In a letter to DeSantis, Fried said distribution has been characterized in media reports as “very chaotic” and that there is a lack of “clear direction” for health-care professionals […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 847 jobs in November. One year ago Leon County lost 981 jobs. The unemployment rate in November increased to 5.6% from 5.0% in October. One year ago the November unemployment rate was 2.5%. The number of people working in November, 2020 is less when compared to […]
After a study by researchers from the University of Florida on asymptomatic spread of COVID was published on Dec. 14, some social media posts claimed that COVID is not spread by asymptomatic or presymptomatic carriers. Politifact has since published an article rating these claims as “Mostly False.” The study, published by the Journal of the […]
Former Tallahassee Independent Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, and the City of Tallahassee have jointly agreed to the dismal of a lawsuit filed by Meadows-Keefe in November, 2019. The latest filing in Leon Circuit Court on December 23, 2020 – shown below – states that the parties “hereby jointly stipulate” to dismiss the legal action. The […]
The News Service of Florida As Florida continues trying to claw itself out of financial problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, November general-revenue collections exceeded expectations and slightly topped collections in pre-pandemic November 2019, according to a report released Wednesday. Net general revenue last month totaled $2.698 billion, up 2.1 percent from $2.642.2 billion in […]
TR’s weekly report (December 20 – December 27) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s December 20th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending December 27th, shows increases in new cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID […]
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency board met on Dec. 10 and voted to begin the process of advertising, negotiating and awarding contracts for engineering services and studies for several projects. The projects include the Monroe-Adams Corridor placemaking project, the Lake Lafayette and St. Marks Regional Linear Park Project and the Midtown Corridor Placemaking project. These engineering […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cities, counties and groups from Florida and other parts of the country are trying to help sway a federal appeals court to reconsider a potentially far-reaching decision that blocked bans on the controversial practice known as “conversion therapy.” The local governments and groups have filed […]