During the November 19th city commission meeting, elected officials received a high-level overview of the impacts related to staffing, assets, and equipment, as service to Leon County residents unwinds. Since 2009, the City of Tallahassee Fire Department has provided fire services to the city residents and unincorporated Leon County under an Interlocal Agreement. During the […]
On Friday, the Tallahassee Police Department reported an arrest related to an armed individual in the area of a local school campus. Provide below is the TPD synopsis: An arrest has been made following reports of threats received by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) regarding an armed individual in the area of a local school […]
TPD recently provided a synopsis of an attempted homicide incident. The synopsis is provided below. 2025-00194139 / Attempted Homicide / 4000 block of Catawba Street / 10:52 PM (Nov. 10) The victim and suspect became involved in an argument, during which the suspect shot the victim in the head with a handgun. The suspect subsequently […]
As directed by the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors, the Blueprint staff conducted an analysis to determine whether Blueprint Infrastructure Sales Surtax funds are available to support the expansion of Fire Station #15 and the construction of new Fire Station #17. The analysis concludes that, under state law, Blueprint Infrastructure Sales Surtax funds could […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on October 22, 2025. Presentations: The city commission presented proclamations related to Paralegal Week and Paralegal Day, The Office of Economic Vitality and Demirel International, The Office of Economic Vitality, Mega Ace Media, and the Black Business Expo Tallahassee, Big Bend Rebar […]
Through October, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 31.7% when compared to incident data from January thru October in 2024. The drop was driven by a 43.5% decline in commercial burglaries and a 34.3% decline auto related crime incidents. Despite the year-to-date declines, […]
On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify potential problems & solutions early in process. Listed below […]
On Wednesday, October 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to hold a final public hearing about transferring the city owned hospital assets to Florida State University. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter, who voted no, continued to indicate they are not interested in moving forward with the agreement approved by the parties, despite […]
The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday, October 22, against ending the city’s 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. During the meeting, Mayor John Dailey, and Commissioners Dianne Williams-Cox and Curtis Richardson, voted against a move to rescind Tallahassee’s agreement with ICE. Commissioner Jack Porter spoke strongly against that decision. “I […]
On October 23rd, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board will consider funding $5,000,000 for the Meridian Street Pedestrian and Street Safety (PASS) Project. The project will improve pedestrian connectivity and street safety from Orange Avenue to Magnolia Drive. The estimated costs include design and construction of a new sidewalk on the east side, a multiuse […]