On August 24, 2021 the Tallahassee Police Department released the Tallahassee Bystander app which is designed to record interactions with police and increase community engagement. The new mobile application was approved for development by the City Commission in June 2020. Over the last few years, prompted by increased attention to law enforcement altercations, several apps […]
An exhibit in the recently concluded federal public corruption trial indicates J.T. Burnette executed a contract on November 12, 2013 with VancoreJones Communications, Inc. to “influence local government agencies” related to real estate projects on behalf of TM Street, LLC. However, government records show no one from VancoreJones Communications has ever registered to lobby for […]
During the last Tuesday evening Leon County School Board meeting, on August 24, 2021, Board member Rosanne Wood proposed the adoption of incentives to encourage vaccine adoption for employees and students over 12 years-old. Wood also discussed the possibility of a vaccine mandate for Leon County school employees. After a lengthy discussion regarding the mask […]
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his constitutional authority, a Leon County circuit judge on Friday sided with a group of parents in a high-profile lawsuit challenging DeSantis’ July 30 executive order that sought to bar school districts from requiring students to wear masks. The […]
Prime Meridian Names Chief Bank Officer, Business Development Officer Prime Meridian Bank has named Kyle D. Phelps Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. He joined the Bank in late August, 2021. Mr. Phelps was formerly a Commercial Banking and Specialty Lending Executive for Capital City Bank where he oversaw corporate banking, commercial loan participations, […]
Listed below are notes from the August 24th Leon County School Board meeting. _____ Connor McCord led the Leon County School Board in the Pledge of Allegiance. He has been selected to be the student representative of the Board. Connor is a senior at Lincoln High, he is first in his class, an AP scholar […]
Inc. Magazine has revealed their “Inc. 5000” list and has named Perfect Plants Nursery, of Monticello, Florida, number 150 on the list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Perfect Plants Nursery has had a three-year revenue growth of 2,789 percent. The prestigious list was started in 1982 by Inc. Media and is released annually. According […]
Hues Clues: Artist TalkDate: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Where: At LeMoyne Arts, 125 N. Gadsden StreetCost: $5 or free for membersWhat you’ll get: Hues Clues: Understanding Art Through Color with Dr. Preston. Masks are required for this event. One Night Of QueenDate: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, begins at 7:30 p.m.Where: […]
An analysis by the New York Magazine (NYM) of a recently published Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) large-scale study of COVID transmission in U.S. schools found little scientific support for masks in schools. More troubling, the analysis by the NYM found that CDC failed to mention in the summary of the study the […]
What began as a back and forth between City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce now includes comments by a state attorney and a Leon County Commissioner. On Friday Commissioner Bill Proctor, via a press release, asked State Attorney Jack Campbell to retract comments made by Campbell at the recent Greater […]