At their April 9 meeting, the Leon County Commission voted to approve -on behalf of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office – funding to support the Council on the Status of Men and Boys for FY 2024 from the City of Tallahassee in the amount of $300,000 and $70,000 from the Leon County School Board. In […]
Provided below is TPD information related to three shootings that occurred over the weekend. TPD notes that “none of these incidents are related.” TPD Incident Synopsis 24-53388 / Shooting Incident / 2566 W. Tennessee St / 5:30 AM (Sunday, March 31) Officers responded to the area after reports that a shooting occurred at the Alight […]
On Thursday April 4 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify potential problems & solutions early in process. Listed below are the […]
Leon County government announced today that $800,000 in funds has been secured in the federal FY 2024 appropriations package. Signed by the President and sponsored by Florida Congressman Dunn, the federal appropriation will support the County’s Fords Arm restoration project to enhance the water quality treatment for stormwater entering Fords Arm of Lake Jackson. “This appropriation […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is conducting a fraud investigation in conjunction with the United States Secret Service. On March 28, TPD’s Financial Crimes Unit received a report from the City of Tallahassee disclosing more than a million dollars in City funds had been stolen from an outside source. Tallahassee spokesperson Alison Faris said the […]
Florida’s 9th District State Representative Allison Tant recently appeared on The Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3 to discuss the 2024 Legislative Session and more. When asked how she deals with the politically charged environment we are facing, Ms. Tant said she focuses on the work and the humanity of the other people she works […]
Almost three months into 2024, the number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department is down when compared to 2023. TPD Incidents The daily TPD incident reports indicate that the total number of incidents through March 21 is down 9.3% when compared to the same period in 2023. TR’s last report indicated the […]
Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs that took place on March 27th, 2024. The Commission received an update on the Council on the Status of Men and Boys (CSMB) by the Executive Director Royle King. The Council’s mission is to reduce homicides and non-fatal shootings in the community under a multi-disciplinary plan. CSMB […]
Below are the news briefs that took place during the Leon County School Board business meeting on March 26th, 2024. The Board unanimously approved a number of Consent items including an item to install portable removable resin raised garden beds with above ground irrigation system at the Adult Learning Lab at Lively Technical Collage School. […]
Village Square Press Release Maybe you’ve never tried it yourself, but everyone’s heard of speed dating. First offered by an Israeli rabbi to help Jewish singles find love, now there’s Christian speed dating, graduate student speed dating, even speed dating for pet adoption and — for the truly noncommittal — online speed dating. But never […]