Getting Over The Hump

Getting Over The Hump

By: Hunter Mall Some of you may know him as the kid from Capital City Country Club, others as the teen who shocked our city with his junior golf career, or the humble southern gentlemen that he is. However you may know him, Hudson Swafford is a definite Tallahassee favorite on the PGA tour. After […]

Gillum Ignores Questions About Employer, Threatens Legal Action

Gillum Ignores Questions About Employer, Threatens Legal Action

Current City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate Andrew Gillum is refusing to answer questions about his employer, the People for the American Way, and how their policy positions could effect Tallahassee if he becomes Mayor. In fact, Gillum threatened legal action against Tallahassee Reports for writing that he is employed by the People for the American […]

Will there be a “Maddox for Mayor” Campaign?

Will there be a “Maddox for Mayor” Campaign?

Recently,  City Commissioners and the Mayor have been told they have been “asleep at the wheel” and that their priorities are “out of whack.” These are not the words of Erwin Jackson, frequent City Commission critic. These are the words of current City Commissioner Scott Maddox. Could these comments be the beginning of Maddox’s campaign […]

Andrew Gillum’s Employer Produced Report that Derailed HGTV Show

Andrew Gillum’s Employer Produced Report that Derailed HGTV Show

Tallahassee Reports has learned that current City Commissioner and Mayoral candidate Andrew Gillum is employed by the same organization, People for the American Way, which has been given credit for derailing an HGTV show staring two brothers, David and Jason Benham. Gillum is employed by the 501(c)3 arm of the organization called People for the […]

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Superintendent Pons Provides Answers About Byrd Property Transactions

Tallahassee Reports has been provided with a document drafted by attorney Ron Meyer in response to an article written earlier this week addressing a property transaction between Superintendent Jackie Pons and former Assistant Superintendent Paul Byrd. The document was produced for Superintendent Pons and was provided to Tallahassee Reports by Leon County School Board officials. The […]

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Superintendent Pons, Paul Byrd, Traded Ownership of Franklin County Property in 2008 and 2010.

Public records indicate that Superintendent Jackie Pons bought a vacant piece of property from Paul Byrd for $200,000 in 2008 and then, despite a decline in property values, sold it back to Mr. Byrd for the same amount in 2010. Both transactions were deemed by the Franklin County Property Appraiser to be “unqualified sales.” This […]

Did City Contractor Provide False Info to Get Local Vendor Status?

Did City Contractor Provide False Info to Get Local Vendor Status?

Tallahassee Reports’ continuing investigation of a lawn maintenance vendor selected by the City to maintain the various street median’s in the City has found that Southland Specialities provided questionable information on the application for a City business tax certificate. Previously, Tallahassee Reports found that the store front for the Gold Buyers of Tallahassee, located at 2784-1 […]

UPDATE: Gold Buyers of Tallahassee Appears to be Front for Out-of-Town Lawn Company

UPDATE: Gold Buyers of Tallahassee Appears to be Front for Out-of-Town Lawn Company

An investigation by Tallahassee Reports indicates that the store front for the Gold Buyers of Tallahassee, located at 2784-1 Capital Circle NE, was used as the address for another company, Southland Specialties of Tennessee, Inc. to qualify as a local vendor during the City of Tallahassee procurement process. According to state records, the registered agent […]