National Media: In COVID Analysis Tallahassee Includes Gadsden County

National Media: In COVID Analysis Tallahassee Includes Gadsden County

A chart describing Tallahassee as one of the US cities with the fastest growth in COVID cases was shared on social media over the weekend by at least one Tallahassee elected officials and other community leaders. TR looked into the numbers and discovered the reference to Tallahassee in the graphic by FOX News included a […]

Mayor John Dailey Clarifies Stance on Black Lives Matter

Mayor John Dailey Clarifies Stance on Black Lives Matter

On Wednesday, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey appeared on the Preston Scott show and discussed his positions on Black Lives Matter and the Tallahassee Police Department. At the beginning of the segment, Scott asked Dailey to clarify his position on Black Lives Matter. “I do support the Tallahassee Police Department, and I do support the mantra […]

Village SquareCast Features Panel on Law Enforcement and Racial Inequality

Village SquareCast Features Panel on Law Enforcement and Racial Inequality

The Village Square recently hosted a panel on race relations on the Village SquareCast podcast. The podcast episode, “Equality in Life: Justice and Law Enforcement,” was moderated by former Tallahassee Democrat publisher Skip Foster and featured nine panelists. The panelists were Rev. Dr. RB Holmes, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe, FBI […]

Leon County, Florida COVID-19 Numbers, UPDATED August 6th

Leon County, Florida COVID-19 Numbers, UPDATED August 6th

August 6th The latest information shows 4,643 positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Leon County since reporting began. This means there were 106 new cases reported since yesterday’s update. There have been 23 deaths reported in Leon County. The report indicates there have been a cumulative total of 138 hospitalizations in Leon County. As […]

Growth in New Leon COVID Cases Flatten, Positivity Rate Still Above 5%

Growth in New Leon COVID Cases Flatten, Positivity Rate Still Above 5%

Provided below are two charts addressing the daily number of COVID cases reported in Leon County and the daily testing positivity rate. Based on information provided by Leon County government, both of these metrics are determining factors in evaluating how the virus is spreading in the community and a factor in when the mask mandate […]

TPD Sergeant Suspended and Demoted Over Social Media Post

TPD Sergeant Suspended and Demoted Over Social Media Post

On August 4th, Tallahassee Police Chief Revell issued a statement related to the results of a recent internal investigation stemming from a social media post made by TPD Sgt. Gavin Larremore. Chief Revell’s statement: “Today marked the conclusion of a thorough Internal Affairs investigation into a questionable social media post made by a member of […]

After Review, St. John’s Episcopal Church Continues Relationship with Childers Construction

After Review, St. John’s Episcopal Church Continues Relationship with Childers Construction

St. John Episcopal Church, who hired Childers Construction as the lead contractor for the almost-completed “For All the Saints” capital campaign renovations, sent out a letter on July 30 addressing the recent controversy related to Sam Childers. Rev. David C. Killeen wrote that after hearing about the controversy, St. John’s assembled a group of church […]

Leon County Cases Flatten, Positivity Rate Trending Down

Leon County Cases Flatten, Positivity Rate Trending Down

Provided below are two charts addressing the daily number of COVID cases reported in Leon County and the daily testing positivity rate. Based on information provided by Leon County government, both of these metrics are determining factors in evaluating how the virus is spreading in the community and a factor in when the mask mandate […]

Leon County Report Shows Waste Pro Customer Service Improvements

Leon County Report Shows Waste Pro Customer Service Improvements

The Leon County Commission received a status report at the July 14 meeting on Waste Pro, the waste collection vendor for approximately 27,200 residents of unincorporated Leon County. The status report, provided by staff, addressed improvements to Waste Pro’s service and included data on Waste Pro’s yearly customer complaints and liquidated damages. According to the […]