Below are the Tallahassee City Commission news briefs from the April 10, 2024 meeting. The Commission unanimously approved a new ordinance regarding school zone speed enforcement. The proposed ordinance was drafted in accordance with the statutory requirements to initiate the implementation of a school speed zone enforcement program at identified Leon County public school locations […]
On April 9, 2024, the Leon County Schools (LCS) Superintendent Rocky Hanna debuted the district-wide rebranding campaign by presenting the new district logo along with a marketing video narrated by former LCS Superintendent Bill Montford. It has been more than 40 years since the district has rebranded. In a post made by LCS on Facebook, […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on April 9th, 2024. After a lengthy discussion, the Board voted 5-2 to accept a status update on the implementation and ongoing efforts related to the Lake Munson Action Plan, as approved by the Board at the October 11, 2022, meeting and modified […]
On Tuesday the Tallahassee Police issued a press release related to the Riley DUI case. The release, provided below, provides links to the video footage of the incident. From TPD: On Monday, April 8, following a two-day trial, Calvin Riley Sr. was found guilty by a jury of his peers for driving under the influence. […]
Following the jury’s guilty verdict in the controversial Riley DUI case, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell sent an email to TPD employees. Revell began with, “I’m sure you have heard by now, but the defendant in this case was found guilty of DUI. Although they tried to discredit our officers and our department, the jury […]
By TMH, FSU TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Monday, April 8, 2024) — Florida State University (FSU) and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) formalized their long-term partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that will create a governance structure for a new academic health center in Tallahassee and a medical campus in Panama City Beach. The MOU is […]
On Wednesday, the City of Tallahassee held a budget workshop and report on the first seven months’ financial results for the 14 funds that comprise the City’s FY24 operating budget. The agenda for the workshop noted that the city’s general fund currently has a FY25 projected deficit of $3.8 million. Significant contributors to the deficit […]
On Monday, a jury returned a guilty verdict in a Leon County DUI case which made headlines when an edited video was included in a story with a misleading headline published by a left-leaning blog, Our Tallahassee. After the verdict, Judge Jason Jones sentenced Calvin Riley to 10 days in jail, six months of probation, […]
On April 9th, the Leon County Commission approved a counteroffer received from Ox Bottom Mortgage Holdings, LLC in the amount of $200,000, for the County to acquire the property interests needed for the Centerville Road at Harpers Ferry Drive Turn Lane Improvement Project. The parcel needed for the project is 0.84 acres in size. If […]
On April 9, the Leon County Commission voted unanimously to dedicate Courtroom 3A in honor of Judge James C. Hankinson, by placing a plaque in appreciation of his service to the people of the Second Judicial Circuit. The cost of creating the dedication plaque is estimated at $1,500. Hankinson died on July 6, 2023 after […]