In a 30 page order dated September 21st – based on an administrative hearing held July 27th and 28th – Florida Administrative Law Judge Gary Early recommended that a complaint filed against Leon County Schools Principal David Solz be “dismissed in its entirety.” After Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna issued Mr. Solz a letter […]
TR’s weekly report (September 21-27th) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates shows declines in all three categories. TR’s September 20th weekly report can be reviewed here. The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported COVID cases declined from 130 on September 20th to 78 cases on September 27th, a 40% drop. […]
The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released an update to their research on the fatality rate associated with COVID-19. The CDC first posted this data on May 20, 2020, with the understanding that the parameter values would be updated and augmented over time. This update, dated September 10th, is based on data received […]
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 […]
A week after the Leon County Commission voted 4-2 to keep parks closed to sporting events except for cross country, the City of Tallahassee is scheduled to take up a staff recommendation that would cancel city sponsored fall sports which include flag football and baseball. However, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has stated that he will […]
By Tisha Keller, FSU News The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering vaulted 51 spots to reach No. 69 among all doctoral granting undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. and 37 spots to No. 40 among public universities, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The improvement ranks the joint college second among all, both […]
Last week TR’s COVID zip code report showed a spike of over 479 cases in 32304. Our latest report shows a spike of 327 cases in 32304 for the week ending September 19th. The graph below shows the change in new COVID cases over a five week period for Leon County’s major zip codes. Zip code […]
Third-party educational website BrainPOP, which is used in Leon County Schools, has come under fire recently for their release of a video discussing the history and issues regarding the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. After receiving complaints from several parents in Leon County, TR is seeking more information about how the BLM video is used […]
After a spike in cases in early September, the three charts below show that Leon County COVID numbers are trending down. The chart below shows that Leon County COVID cases reached a 7-day average (yellow line) of approximately 60 cases in late August before spiking to 210 cases during early September. Since then, the 7-day […]
At their meeting today, the City Commissioners unanimously voted against staff recommendations to cancel many fall parks and recreation activities to mitigate COVID-19 spread. The staff recommendations included canceling city-sponsored fall sports like football, volleyball and baseball as well as many holiday and community events. The Commissioners agreed with the staff recommendation to cancel large […]