The latest US Census Bureau estimates on population growth show that Leon County population increased 0.43% from 2017 to 2018. The estimate indicates that Leon County added 1,255 people. The Leon County growth rate of 0.43% ranks last among the 36 Florida counties with a 2018 population of over 100,000. The growth rate ranks 54th […]
By Isabella Smith and Julianne Smith-Frazer The Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, a USTA Pro Circuit & ATP Challenger Tour tournament, recently celebrated its 20th year at Forestmeadows Athletic Center. The event, held this year from April 22-28, kicked off the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge which awards a men’s and women’s Wild Card into the 2019 […]
At their last meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted to schedule the first and only public hearing for June 18, 2019, to consider the adoption of an ordinance providing for a Code of Ethics. After conducting meetings and public hearings, the Citizen Charter Review Committee (“CCRC”) recommended amending the Charter to […]
Today, the Tallahassee City Commission will considers changes to StarMetro operations in an effort to improve timeliness. StarMetro management reports that since bus routes were changed from a centralized “hub-and-spoke” model to a decentralized, grid-like system in 2011, on-time performance has decreased. StarMetro’s bus service is currently on-time 79 percent of all instances, multiple points below the […]
By The News Service of Florida David Coburn, who served as chief of staff under two House speakers and a Senate president before moving to Florida State University, was named Friday as the university’s athletics director. Coburn has served as interim athletics director since August, when Stan Wilcox resigned from the position. Before becoming athletics […]
On the Wednesday, the City of Tallahassee will hold a budget workshop to discuss the FY2020 budget and to provide a FY2019 second quarter budget update. The city’s budget staff reports that the key assumptions driving the FY2020 estimates are that the millage rate will remain at 4.1000 mills consistent with the past four years, […]
At the next Leon County School Board meeting, school board members owill begin the process of approving the proposed 2019-2020 capital budget. The budget proposes approximately $12 million for projects at Rickards High School and Conley and WT Moore elementary schools. Total revenue allocated to capital expenditures for 2019-20 is estimated to be $50.9 million. […]
Listed below are three excerpts from the 47-count superseding indictment against suspended Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox, 51, Tallahassee political consultant Janice Paige Carter-Smith, 54, and John Thomas Burnette, 42, all of Tallahassee, Florida. BURNETTE stated that his only role in the project would be to “deliver the politics” and for that, he would […]
A federal grand jury has returned a 47-count superseding indictment against suspended Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox, 51, Tallahassee political consultant Janice Paige Carter-Smith, 54, and John Thomas Burnette, 42, all of Tallahassee, Florida. See 75-page indictment here. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe […]
Next week the Leon County Board of County Commissioners will consider a proposal to provide additional free and family-oriented concerts at the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park. The proposal would be implemented through an agreement with the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority to extend its Sundown Summer Concert Series through the Fall of 2019. The […]