Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on August 20, 2025. Consent Agenda Approval. After pulling item 8.01, the remaining consent agenda items (8.02 through 8.08) were moved for approval and passed unanimously 5-0. 9.01: (PREVIOUSLY ITEM 8.01) The city commission voted 5-0 to accept two Department of Juvenile […]
A motion by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow requesting the city attorney to provide information on the steps required to challenge the legality of agreements between the city and ICE passed unanimously at the Wednesday city commission meeting. Matlow’s motion was preceded by an update from TPD Chief Revell related to the actions that are required […]
The Big Bend Cold Case Task Force, a joint effort between the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD), Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and the State Attorney’s Office of the Second Judicial Circuit (SAO), has launched a new website to provide the public with access to information on unsolved cases in […]
The Tallahassee Police Department recently provided a synopsis of a robbery which resulted in a homicide. The incident took place on Saturday, August 16 at 11:30 p.m. at the Leon Arms Apartments. Leon Arms is a family low-income housing apartment subsidized by the federal governments Housing and Urban Development Division. According to TPD, on August […]
By Amy Farnum-Patronis, FSU News In the historic Heritage Museum at Dodd Hall, surrounded by family, colleagues and university leaders, longtime Florida State University police officer Jason Trumbower was sworn in on Tuesday, August 12, as the university’s new chief of police. Trumbower, a 26-year veteran of the FSU Police Department, was appointed as chief […]
The City of Tallahassee has responded to the recent decisions by the Leon County Commission related to the controversial increase in the fire services fee. In a letter (provided below) to County Manager Vince Long, City Manage Reese Goad said that the city would move forward with the fire services fee increase for city residents […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the August 12, 2025, Leon County School Board meeting. Items Considered by the Board Item 19.01: The Board approved (5-0), following a public hearing, approval of amendments to Policy 5111.01 – Homeless Students, effective August 13, 2025. The policy revisions include additional definitions, the addition of a section […]
On Monday, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow filed paperwork with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections to run for the Tallahassee mayor position in 2026. Matlow currently occupies a seat on the city commission which is up for election in 2026. Matlow’s filing comes after word leaked out last week that Mayor John Dailey would not […]
Mayor John Dailey has had a change of heart and tells TR he will not seek re-election. He provided TR with an official statement, provided below. Dailey stated that “elected office should not be a forever job, so today I am formally announcing that I will not be seeking re-election.” Early in 2025, the assumption […]
After five years, on June 26, 2025, Henry Wilson was found guilty vehicular homicide related to a traffic accident in 2020. Wilson reached speeds of over 90 mph on West Tennessee Street ultimately losing control of his vehicle and resulting in the death of a pedestrian. A synopsis of the incident by the State Attorney’s […]