Weekly Report Ending Feb. 21st: Leon COVID Cases & Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Rate Below 5%
TR’s weekly report (February 15 – February 21) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
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Leon County Single-Family Sales Start 2021 on High Note
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 48.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year…
Three Questions for Richard Murphy, President of the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida PBA
The Big Bend Chapter of the Florida PBA and the City of Tallahassee recently declared an impasse over contract negotiations. If an…
Leon County COVID Hospitalizations Fall to 12
Data reported by Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration show that the current number of COVID patients in Leon County hospitals have decreased…
Northeast Park Fast Tracked by Blueprint Board
At the February 18th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) meeting, elected officials voted to accept a staff recommendation to fully fund the Northeast…
Blueprint IA Board Approves $1 Million Capital Cascades Trail Skate Park Project
A skate park is one of the many new projects coming to the Capital Cascades Trail. The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of…
Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic Aims to be Alternative to Planned Parenthood
In August 2020, across from Planned Parenthood on West Tennessee Street, a new pregnancy center opened: Mosaic Sexual Health Clinic. Mosaic is…
Court Rejects Challenge to Armed School “Guardians”
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Three years after a mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…
DeSantis Administration Pushes for “Job Growth” Money
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE — As state lawmakers face a revenue shortfall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov.…
Read Detailed Bios of the Recently Appointed Police Review Board Members
The nine members of the new Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) were appointed by the City Commissioners at their meeting on Jan.…
County Commissioners Schedule Public Hearing on Changes to Fertilizer Ordinance
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted to schedule a public hearing for an ordinance amending the county’s…
Vote-By-Mail Change Sparks Debate in Florida Senate
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After Florida has received widespread praise for its handling of the 2020…