CDC Study Indicates Reopening Schools is Safe

CDC Study Indicates Reopening Schools is Safe

A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed data supporting the argument that it is safe for children to return to school amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes after months of debate regarding whether or not children were susceptible to the spread of the disease and calls from the […]

TPD Makes Sixteen Arrests in North Monroe, I-10 Area

TPD Makes Sixteen Arrests in North Monroe, I-10 Area

Today the Tallahassee Police Department released information related to a recently conducted week-long operation aimed at addressing community concerns regarding quality of life issues near the North Monroe Street / I-10 area. During the week of Feb. 1, members of TPD’s Special Investigations Section, Violent Crimes Response Team, Community Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving Squad, Prisoner […]

Weekly Report Ending Feb. 7th: Leon COVID Cases, Positivity Rate, & Hospitalizations Down

Weekly Report Ending Feb. 7th: Leon COVID Cases, Positivity Rate, & Hospitalizations Down

TR’s weekly report (February 1 – February 7) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 31th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending February 7th, shows decreases in new cases, hospitalizations, and the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of […]

Ray Munroe, Founder of Mays-Munroe Appliances, Dies at Age 86

Ray Munroe, Founder of Mays-Munroe Appliances, Dies at Age 86

Ray Munroe, who founded Mays-Munroe Appliances with his wife Peggy, passed away on January 27, 2021 at the age of 86. He was laid to rest on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 at Roselawn Cemetery. The service was officiated by Reverend Matt Hall and attended by friends and family. Munroe told a reporter in 1998 that […]

School Board Approves New Staff Attorney Position

School Board Approves New Staff Attorney Position

At the Jan. 27 Leon County School Board meeting, the board approved creating a new Staff Attorney position and discussed the job description of the position. Previously, in December, the board voted to enter an interim agreement with Pittman Law Group after board attorney Opal McKinney-Williams announced that she was joining Pittman Law Group. The […]

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow Discusses Homelessness, Police Review Board on Above the Fold

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow Discusses Homelessness, Police Review Board on Above the Fold

City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Feb. 2 to discuss issues including homelessness, affordable housing and the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB). At the beginning of the show, Matlow discussed how local government has not taken an active role in solving the issue of […]

DeSantis, Legislative Leaders Take Aim at Tech Firms

DeSantis, Legislative Leaders Take Aim at Tech Firms

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to set penalties and allow the state and members of the public to file lawsuits against five tech giants he says are imposing arbitrary, monopolistic rules mostly focused on the discourse of Republicans. Arguing Facebook, Twitter, Google, Apple and Amazon control […]

Lawmakers, School Officials Eye Drop in Student Enrollment

Lawmakers, School Officials Eye Drop in Student Enrollment

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators and local education officials are trying to pinpoint what happened to nearly 90,000 “missing” public school students, as public school enrollment estimates have dropped amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A mid-school-year estimate by state economists projects that 87,811 fewer students have enrolled in public […]