On January 16, Leon County Commissioner Mary Ann Lindley appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart. Lindley discussed her experience as Commissioner and her view of the major challenges facing Leon County’s over the next decade. You can find the full interview here. Lindley was elected County Commissioner in 2012 after […]
Superintendent Rocky Hana has provided a statement in response to several Tallahassee Reports articles addressing campaign donations made to local candidates via LLC’s based in Las Vegas with ties to Hanna. TR has previously reported that Hanna was tied to several campaign contributions from the LLC’s which included a $50,000 donation to a political action […]
On January 14, 2020, the Leon County School (LCS) Board received an update on school related construction projects as of December 31, 2019. LCS Board policy requires the Superintendent to report semi-annually the status of all construction projects planned to be performed in the next twelve (12) months, currently in process and completed within the […]
Listed below is the salary schedule for Leon County teachers hired for 2019-2020 based on years of related experience. Note that the salary is based on 7.5 hour days and 196 days per year. The beginning salary for someone out of college is $37,548. Based on the document provided by LCS, this translates to $25.54 […]
A debate recently took place on Facebook over pictures of several African-American juveniles that were published by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) after they were arrested for felony burglary. Many posters were surprised that TPD would post the picture of someone under the age of 18. However, City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox, who was engaged with […]
TR’s review of campaign donations show that Superintendent Rocky Hanna continues to make donations to candidates in the Big Bend area through corporations registered in Las Vegas, Nevada. TR has recently reported about Hanna’s connections to LLC’s registered in Las Vegas that have been listed as the source of local campaign contributions. The most recent […]
This January, organizations around Leon County will recognize National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The goal is to raise awareness of human trafficking, including how to spot and report it. Human trafficking can take many forms, most commonly sex trafficking and forced labor. Victims can come from all walks of life, and many are […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Leon County School Board and Education Logistics, Inc., known as EduLog, is in mediation over a dispute arising from the school bus system failure that impacted the first weeks of school in 2019. LCS spokesperson, Chris Petley, told TR, “The district is in the mediation process prior to any […]
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 […]
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 […]