Leon County to Schedule Workshop with City to Address Homelessness
During the next Leon County Commissioners meeting, the Board will consider the request to schedule a workshop with the City of Tallahassee…
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Investigation of Chiles Football Coach Raises Questions
An investigation by Chiles High School administrators into a complaint lodged against the school’s football coach, Kevin Pettis, has determined that the…
Florida Government Weekly Roundup
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that he and allies have “embraced the science” of vaccine effectiveness,…
LCS School Choice Lottery Completed
The school choice lottery for the Leon County 2021 school year was completed on March 22. Leon High ranked the highest with…
Universities to Return to ‘Pre-COVID Operations’
By The News Service of Florida Florida’s state universities are expected to return to pre-coronavirus operations during the upcoming school year, including…
Weekly Report Ending May 2nd: Hospitalizations Down, Cases, Positivity Up
TR’s weekly report (April 26 – May 2) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
Leon County Mask Ordinance No Longer in Effect
Due to Governor Ron DeSantis’ emergency order signed on Monday, Leon County government released a statement that says the mask ordinance is…
DeSantis Blocks Local COVID-19 Orders
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency orders on Monday as…
Florida’s 2021 Session: Ten Big Issues
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The 2021 legislative session ended Friday with a traditional hanky-dropping ceremony in…
MetroNet Announces Tallahassee Grand Opening
On April 29th, MetroNet announced the grand opening of the Tallahassee market with a ribbon cutting at the first MetroNet storefront in…
First Black Florida Supreme Court Justice Dies at 88
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Joseph Hatchett, whose groundbreaking career included becoming the first Black justice on…
Leon County Monthly COVID Deaths Lowest Since July
The latest COVID reports show that there has been 314 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since April 2020. The chart below shows the…