On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the City Commissioners approved the adoption of a new lobbying contract that will combine both federal and state lobbying services, as opposed to the current model that maintains separation between the two levels of government. The annual fiscal impact of the contract will be $50,000. Five years ago the city was […]
Tallahassee Reports recently interviewed attorney Jon Moyle, an advocate for the creation of a Children Services Council. The purpose of the interview was to document the rationale for a CSC in Leon County from an advocate’s perspective and to get answers to several questions posed by critics of the initiative. A CSC is an independent, […]
The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a eight week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Zip code 32304 reported the most cases (70) last week. Three zip codes (32301, 32303, 32304) reported over 50 cases last week. Seven zip codes reported more cases than last week. Three zip […]
TR’s weekly report (October 5-October 11) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates are detailed below. TR’s October 4th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases moved from 51 cases on October 4th to 58 cases on October 11th, a 13.7% increase. The Leon […]
Leon County Commissioners voted to approve County Administrator Vincent Long’s annual performance review at their meeting on Oct. 13. The vote included a one-time lump sum 5% merit increase in the County Administrator’s pay. Long was appointed County Administrator in 2011 and has worked for Leon County since 1995. The Commissioners evaluated his performance based […]
The City Commissioners unanimously voted to establish a committee to explore options for commemorating the Capital City Country Club property at their Oct. 14 meeting. The action comes after unmarked graves were discovered on the 7th hole of the country club’s golf course. The purpose of the staff and community representative committee will be to […]
Florida State University has announced that its 2021 spring break will be canceled, and the spring semester will end earlier than planned. Florida A&M University will also cancel their spring break and use the same calendar for the spring semester as FSU because of the joint operation of the FAMU-FSU college of engineering. The announcement […]
Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil discussed the Leon County Sheriff Department’s response to drug trafficking and other issues on the Morning Show with Preston Scott on Friday, Oct. 2. Recently, Leon County has experienced an increase in armed robberies and other violent crimes, and McNeil said drug trafficking is fueling them. “We are a corridor […]
The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a seven week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Observations: Only one zip code (32304) reported over 50 (54) cases last week. All ten zip codes show less cases than last week. Five zip codes reported a decline of least 30% when compared […]
TR’s weekly report (September 28-October 4) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories. TR’s September 27th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases declined from 78 cases on September 27th to 51 cases on October 4th, a 35% […]