By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Saying that he and allies have “embraced the science” of vaccine effectiveness, Gov. Ron DeSantis this week issued directives canceling local coronavirus emergency orders. “That is an anti-science posture, to say that we need all these restrictions, even with mass vaccination,” DeSantis said during a […]
The latest COVID reports show that there has been 314 deaths attributed to COVID-19 since April 2020. The chart below shows the monthly distribution of the deaths from April 2020 to April 2021. The nine reported deaths in April 2021 are the lowest number of deaths since the six reported deaths in July 2020. The […]
The Big Bend Police Benevolent Association, frustrated with contract negotiations with the City of Tallahassee, took a bold step and placed a controversial message on several billboards around town. The billboards read, “Thinking of sending your child to college in Tallahassee? Think again! Tallahassee is the 5th most dangerous city in Florida. Murders are the […]
The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a six week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Zip code 32304 was the only zip code to report over 100 cases for the week. All ten zip codes show less cases than last week. Six of the ten zip codes show […]
At today’s City Commission meeting, Commissioners tabled a last-minute addition to the agenda related to options for mitigating COVID-19 spread caused by large outdoor gatherings. The agenda item was added by the Tallahassee Police Department. The decision comes after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Tallahassee as well as an increase in TPD calls […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were down 7.5% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 332 single-family home resales in August 2019 and 307 resales in August 2020. Last month there were 317 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in August 2020 increased […]
The 7-day average COVID positivity rate continues to fall in Leon County. The latest testing numbers show that over the last seven days there were 10,511 tests with 412 positive results which equals a 3.92% positivity rate. The 7-day average positivity rate has been below 5% for four days. The chart below shows the daily […]
Leon County Schools (LCS), as a part of the reopening schools process, sent out a survey to teachers and principals asking in they felt “safe with school reopening?” The responses as provide by LCS are shown below. The information shows that a majority of teachers in only 2 of the 24 elementary schools felt safe […]
With parents and policymakers focused on how K-12 schools should be handled this fall, there has been little discussion about the actual impact of the COVID-19 virus on those below the age of 18. Listed below are the Florida numbers for cases, hospitalizations and fatalities for those under the age of 18. The time-frame runs […]
The Leon County Commissioners approved a status report on the 2019 Leon County Real Estate Portfolio at their July 14 meeting. The report is prepared annually. The full report can be viewed here. The report includes information on properties and buildings owned by Leon County. According to the report, “As of December 31, 2019, the […]