J.T. Burnette: “I Knew I Could Kill that Hotel”
The J.T Burnette trial resumed in the federal court on Tuesday after a delay due to COVID precautions. Paige Carte-Smith, business associate…
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Leon County Commission Approves New Canopy Road Policy
The Leon County Commissioners recently approved a new policy that establishes a procedure to designate new canopy roads. After a discussion by…
Local Officials Allocate $6.2 Million to Homeless Issue
In an effort to combat homelessness and decrease the homeless population, Leon County Commissioners and Tallahassee City Commissioners met on July 13,…
YouTube Removes Leon County School Board Meeting Video Over COVID Rules
Tallahassee Reports has learned that YouTube has removed the 2-hour video of the June 29th Leon County School Board meeting from the…
Report: $10,000 in AP Funds Supplemented Chiles High School Football Coach Salary
An investigation into the use of Advanced Placement (AP) funds by officials at Chiles High School found that $10,000 of the funds…
Misuse of Funds Allegations at Chiles High School Results in District-Wide Audit
Based on information about potential misconduct related to the misuse of funds at Chiles High School, Leon County School Superintendent Hanna requested…
Leon County Commission Meeting Briefs – July 13, 2021
The Leon County Commission met July 13, 2021. Provided below are notes from the meeting. Chairman of the Board, Rick Minor, recognized…
Gary Yordon Admits to Scheme to Hide Connection to Maddox at Public Corruption Trial
Almost eight years after Tallahassee Reports published a story about Gary Yordon skirting the city’s lobbyist registration ordinance, Yordon verified the facts…
Chiles High School Principal Felt “Personally Targeted” by LCS Investigation
Chiles High School principal Joe Burgess says he “felt personally targeted” when he learned he was being investigated for the second time…
LCS Meeting Briefs July 13th, 2021
Listed below are notes from the July 13th Leon County School Board meeting. Tensions were high during the Tuesday evening Leon County…
School Board to Consider Recommended Suspension of Chiles High School Principal Joe Burgess
Updated story here. Tonight the Leon County School Board will consider Superintendent Hanna’s a recommendation related to the suspension of Chiles High…
Tallahassee’s 2022 Capital Budget Allocates $273.2 Million for Projects
The City of Tallahassee’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY22-FY26 is approximately $1 billion over five years, including $273.2 million for FY22.…