Planning Commission to Consider New Northside Development

Planning Commission to Consider New Northside Development

Today the Leon County Planning will consider a staff recommendation to accept an application for the Cambridge Parc Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposed project is on approximately 7.45 acres off of Thomasville Road adjacent to St. Peters Anglican Church. The meeting will take place today at 6:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room […]

Keith Powell Accepts Ethics Officer Position

Keith Powell Accepts Ethics Officer Position

Tallahassee Reports has learned that Keith Powell has accepted the Ethics Officer position with Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board. The Tallahassee Independent Ethics Board selected Mr. Powell as their first choice for the position at the December 16th meeting held at City Hall. The current Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, is slated to leave the position in […]

Lawrence Revell Sworn In as Tallahassee Police Chief

Lawrence Revell Sworn In as Tallahassee Police Chief

At 10:22 on January 6th, Lawrence Revell was sworn-in as Tallahassee’s next Police Chief. The ceremony was held at the Jack McLean Community Center, located at 700 Paul Russell Road on the southside of town not far from where Mr. Revell attended Rickards High School. Many local government dignitaries were in attendance, including Mayor John […]

Interim Police Chief Outlaw Seeks Help from Parents

Interim Police Chief Outlaw Seeks Help from Parents

In response to the latest developments related to a shooting and burglaries in the Ox Bottom Crest neighborhood on December 28th, 2019, both Interim Police Chief Outlaw and Sheriff Walt McNeil asked for help. Chief Outlaw stated, “We see a disturbing trend of groups of juveniles involved in these crimes at all hours of the […]

UPDATED: Morning Shooting in Ox Bottom Crest Neighborhood

UPDATED: Morning Shooting in Ox Bottom Crest Neighborhood

TPD UPDATE Around 11 p.m. on Saturday night, December 28, 2019, TPD officers located and pursued a stolen white Ford Fusion believed to be involved in the attempted homicide in the Ox Bottom Crest neighborhood earlier the same day. The vehicle crashed in the area of Fairlane Road & Sherwood Drive. Six people fled from […]

New Police Chief Contract Released

New Police Chief Contract Released

The City of Tallahassee has released the employment agreement for Police Chief Lawrence Revell. See full agreement here. The agreement appears to be consistent with the agreement offered to the previous candidate Antonio Gilliam on retention and organizational control issues, The annual salary is set at $180,000 and states that the chief will serve “at […]

Community Events Set for Police Chief Revell

Community Events Set for Police Chief Revell

The City of Tallahassee has scheduled three events for the community to meet new Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell who will be sworn-in on January 6th, “We’re going to have real conversations about real issues. I hope you take the time to attend one of the upcoming meetings because opening the lines of communication is […]

Lawrence Revell Named Tallahassee Police Chief

Lawrence Revell Named Tallahassee Police Chief

In a ceremony on the day after Christmas in front of the Tallahassee Police Department Headquarters , Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad announced that Major Lawrence Revell would be Tallahassee’s next police chief. The selection follows failed negotiations with Goad’s first selection Antonio Gilliam. Before the announcement, Goad – in a show of community support […]

Antonio Gilliam Rescinds Acceptance of Police Chief Job

Antonio Gilliam Rescinds Acceptance of Police Chief Job

UPDATE Last night Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey issued a response – through his twitter account – to the recent decision by Anontio Gillum to rescind his acceptance of the police chief job. I’m disappointed that Antonio Gilliam has decided not to come to Tallahassee as our next police chief. I’m proud of the offer we […]

In Her Own Words: Ethics Officer Responds to Critics, “White Males”

In Her Own Words: Ethics Officer Responds to Critics, “White Males”

The City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, has been embroiled in controversy since taking the position years ago. More recently, calls for her to be replaced and a lawsuit filed by Meadows-Keefe against the City of Tallahassee, has raised the profile of the controversy. At a recent Board meeting, Tallahassee businessman Barney Bishop […]

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