Airport Traffic Down in April

Airport Traffic Down in April

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the April 2025 passenger traffic decreased 1.0% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down 806 from the 80,229 reported during April 2024 to 79,423 in April 2025. The calendar year-to-date comparison, January through April, shows passenger traffic is down 1.61% […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Hanna recommends school leaders as new principals for the 2025-2026 school year to the Leon School Board. The latest jobs report shows the Leon County April unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% due to a decrease in the number of people looking for work. Leon County Government is seeking applications from qualified individuals […]

Court Urged to Keep Block on Immigration Law

Court Urged to Keep Block on Immigration Law

TALLAHASSEE — A new state law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter Florida should remain blocked as a legal battle plays out, attorneys challenging the law argued in a filing Friday at a federal appeals court. The attorneys, representing the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Farmworker Association of Florida and two individual plaintiffs, pushed back against a […]

Leon County Seeks Applications for Children’s Service Council Vacancy

Leon County Seeks Applications for Children’s Service Council Vacancy

Leon County Government is seeking applications from qualified individuals interested in serving on the Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon). CSC member Simone Marstiller, who was appointed by Gov. DeSantis in May 2024, resigned her position in April and moved out of the area. According to state law, council members must reside in the […]

Leon County April Unemployment Rate Down, Workforce Shrinks

Leon County April Unemployment Rate Down, Workforce Shrinks

The latest jobs report shows the Leon County April unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% due to a decrease in the number of people looking for work. The March unemployment rate was 3.8%. The number of jobs in Leon County decreased in April by 402 when compared to the March jobs report. There were 161,505 people […]

Superintendent Hanna Recommends New Principals for 2025-26

Superintendent Hanna Recommends New Principals for 2025-26

Superintendent Hanna has recommended the following school leaders as new principals for the 2025-2026 school year to the Leon School Board. Leon High School—Michael Bryan is retiring after a career of service and Scotty Crowe will be taking over as principal of Leon High School. Scotty Crowe was most recently the principal of Gilchrist Elementary […]

State Jobless Rate at 3.7 Percent

State Jobless Rate at 3.7 Percent

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent in April, the third time it has ticked up this year. The Florida Department of Commerce on Friday released a report showing an estimated 410,000 people were out of work in April from a labor force of 11.203 […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, May 19, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, May 19, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on Friday selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive, as the school’s next president, despite an outcry from alumni and students who questioned her qualifications and ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Guatemalan man is awaiting deportation after being arrested in Tallahassee, according to […]

Johnson Picked for FAMU President

Johnson Picked for FAMU President

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on Friday selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive, as the school’s next president, despite an outcry from alumni and students who questioned her qualifications and ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Johnson, a Charter Communications executive […]