Data Shows City Crime Rate Began to Increase in 2006

Data Shows City Crime Rate Began to Increase in 2006

The latest FDLE report on crime in the state of Florida found that Leon County was ranked number one in crimes per 100,000 residents for 2014. Tallahassee Reports investigated the numbers and found that incidents in the City of Tallahassee was the cause for the number one ranking. Without the city numbers, the county jurisdiction […]

Old Town Cafe Gets A New Owner

Old Town Cafe Gets A New Owner

After 25 years Old Town Cafe, located off of Timberlane Road in Market Square, is under new management.  Ashley Webb assumed ownership on May 1, 2015 from Marcia Harrison who owned and operated the business since its opening in 1990. Ms. Harrison is heading south to spend more time with her family. The change in […]

Campaign Expenditure Reports: Gillum Hides Expenses, Ziffer Provides Details

Campaign Expenditure Reports: Gillum Hides Expenses, Ziffer Provides Details

In February of this year, Mayor Andrew Gillum told the Tallahassee Democrat that he paid travel expenses out of his office account on three different occasions for his travel companions. However, public records indicate that Gillum failed to detail those expenses in his latest office account report filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections. Elected officials […]

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

On February 27th of this year we posted an article introducing our readers to Sissy Shaw. It was one of our most popular articles. We are proud to inform you that she will be singing this Friday at Cascade Park at 6:00pm. The weather, based on predictions, should be clear. Here is a link to […]

CDA Director and Board Knew of System Problems Before Terminating Dispatchers

CDA Director and Board Knew of System Problems Before Terminating Dispatchers

On December 15, 2014 the Consolidated Dispatch Agency Director Tim Lee, fired three veteran dispatchers for not following proper protocol on premise hazards. Tallahassee Reports has reviewed a memo written by CDA Director Tim Lee, and sent to the CDA Board, that alerts the board to internal problems with premise hazard information and the management […]

Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop

Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop

PGA golf professional Hudson Swafford, who grew up playing golf at Capital City Country Club and was a stand-out on the Maclay High School golf team, finished 12th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans which concluded on national TV Sunday. Swafford, who shot a 67 on Thursday and a 66 on Friday, went into the third […]