TMH Doctor Provides Facts About COVID-19

TMH Doctor Provides Facts About COVID-19

Amid an increase in COVID-19 cases, Dr. Dean Watson, VP and Chief Integration Officer at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH), shared detailed information about COVID-19 via a video released on Twitter yesterday. Dr. Watson stated: Twenty-eight million people have been tested in the U.S. The majority of individuals coming back positive today are under the age […]

City Commission Candidate Profile: Jacqueline (“Jack”) Porter

City Commission Candidate Profile: Jacqueline (“Jack”) Porter

In September 2019, Jacqueline (“Jack”) Porter filed to run for City Commission Seat 1. Incumbent Elaine Bryant is also running for the position, as well as William Moore and Jermaine Miller. Porter graduated from Florida State University with a degree in philosophy and religious studies. Jack has a master degrees in Urban & Regional Planning […]

By the Numbers: Police Related Shooting Deaths in the United States

By the Numbers: Police Related Shooting Deaths in the United States

According to data gathered and published by the Washington Post, the number of people killed in police related shootings has varied little from year to year during the period of 2015 to 2018. However, the number of police related shootings involving unarmed victims has fallen dramatically during the same period. In this report the word […]

City Commissioners Approve $2 Million in Funding for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pilot Project

City Commissioners Approve $2 Million in Funding for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Pilot Project

The City Commissioners will approved the use of $2 million for an electric vehicle charging station pilot project. The initiative supports the City’s Clean Energy Plan resolution which aims to transition the City to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The pilot project will include the installation of up to four public electric vehicle charging stations […]

City Approves Specifics for Police Citizen Review Board

City Approves Specifics for Police Citizen Review Board

At the June 17 meeting, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 5-0 to accept a recommendation from City Attorney Cassandra Jackson related to establishing a police citizen review board (PCRB). Two weeks ago, the City Commissioners unanimously voted to move forward creating a PCRB by providing direction to staff. The creation of a citizen review board […]

FRIDAY UPDATE: Leon County Hospitals Report 11 Current COVID-19 Patients

FRIDAY UPDATE: Leon County Hospitals Report 11 Current COVID-19 Patients

Tallahassee Reports has requested the current COVID-19 hospitalization numbers from Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) and Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) on a regular basis since June 1st. Today, June 19th, the hospitals reported a total of 11 COVID-19 patients. TMH reported 6 and CRMC reported 5. As of June 10th, there were 12 COVID-19 patients […]

Questions Remain About Opening State Offices

Questions Remain About Opening State Offices

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — More than a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis began restarting Florida’s economy, his administration has not issued guidance for how state agencies should reopen offices to workers and the public. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many state workers have been working from home and have […]

County Commissioners to Vote on Policy Change for Recruiting County Administrator and County Attorney

County Commissioners to Vote on Policy Change for Recruiting County Administrator and County Attorney

The Leon County Commissioners will vote on adopting a new policy for recruiting the County Administrator and County Attorney at their June 16 meeting. The County Commissioners are responsible for selecting a County Administrator and a County Attorney under the Leon County Home Rule Charter and the Leon County Code of Laws, but the recruitment […]

Home Sales Down 33% in May, Still Up in 2020

Home Sales Down 33% in May, Still Up in 2020

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were down 33.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 344 single-family home resales in May 2019 and 229 resales in May 2020. Last month there were 268 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in May 2020 increased […]

Murder Suspect Released on Bond Days Before Victims Disappeared

Murder Suspect Released on Bond Days Before Victims Disappeared

The man recently arrested and accused of murdering two victims, 75-year-old AARP volunteer Victoria Sims and the 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protestor Oluwatoyin Salau, was arrested twice at the end of May and released on bond from Leon County jail just days before it is believed these victims went missing. On June 1, Judge Robert […]