On Tuesday, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners will consider approval of a $2,698,479 award to the Mejia International Group Corporation to fund improvements to the Apalachee Regional Park Cross Country Facility. The funding will come from the Capital Improvement budget. The project is part of a master plan is to convert the Solid […]
On January 23rd City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart. Matlow discussed current local issues as well as challenges facing Tallahassee in 2020. The full audio of the interview is available here. Stewart and Matlow began by discussing the issue of firms participating in local government contracts, […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 68 incidents reported during the week of January 17th-23rd. The data indicates there were 31 property incidents and 1 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the […]
By: Ellen Piekalkiewicz, FSU News Florida State University’s Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children welcomes FSU College of Social Work Associate Professor Carrie Pettus-Davis for the center’s latest presentation of its “Engage, Invest, Respond,” lecture series. She will present on her work harnessing technology to expand the scope of data-driven […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Killearn Golf Properties, LLC will assume full legal, operational and financial control of Killearn Country Club on February 1. The group, which was registered with the state of Florida in August 2019 and is headed up by local businessman Jimmy Graganella, has been in purchase negotiations with Barton Tuck, the […]
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is partnering with the Leon County School Board (LCS) to pilot a telemedicine program in five schools with a high population of children with diabetes. The item was approved unanimously at the January 14th LCS Board meeting. The participating schools have yet to be identified and student participation will require parental […]
The Leon County Division of Tourism is seeking applicants to take advantage of their Sporting Events Grant Program. Local sports clubs and organizations need to apply for the grant by February 17, 2020 to be considered for the award. To qualify, the organization’s sporting event should take place during the months of March through late […]
Current Leon County School Board member and Board Chair Dee Dee Rasmussen has recently accepted a job with the Associated Building Contractors of North Florida and has announced she will no longer vote on construction related issues that come before the Board. Her decision to abstain from votes is based on an opinion from the […]
At its January 21 meeting, the Independent Ethics Board discussed the impact of public appearances by City officials. The discussion considered the premise that the City should clarify its policies on City officials’ participation in privately-sponsored events. The Ethics Board staff drafted a statement that noted, “Sometimes promoting or recognizing a local activity, event, or […]
Last week, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell named three new deputy chiefs after reviewing internal and external applications for the positions. According to a Tallahassee Police Department press release from January 15, Revell chose Jason Laursen, Tonja Bryant-Smith, and Maurice Holmes. According to the press release, Jason Laursen has lived in Tallahassee since 1993, and […]