On Monday, January 31, the Tallahassee Police Department made a second arrest connected to the murder of Florida A&M University graduate student MaKayla Bryant which occurred on January 26. After an investigation by TPD, Khalil Ogilvie, age 26, was charged with first-degree felony murder and remains in Leon County Detention Facility without bail. According to […]
Current Leon County School Board member Alva Swafford Striplin filed on February 1 to run for re-election for Leon County School Board District Seat 1. Striplin first won the seat in 2014 and was subsequently re-elected in 2018. Striplin told Tallahassee Reports, “Now more than ever, our community needs a voice on the Leon County […]
The Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) heard an update and voted to move forward to the design phase of the Thomasville Road Multi-Use Path. The discussion and vote took place during the January 31 CRTPA Board meeting. The vote passed with Commissioners Kristin Dozier, Curtis Richardson, Dianne Williams-Cox, Betsy Barfield, Quincee Messersmith, Anthony Viegbesie, […]
Tallahassee elected officials appointed Donna Cotterell to the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) during the January 26, 2022 city commission meeting. Cotterell was nominated by Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. Her term will end in December 2025. The seat became vacant when Adner Marcelin resigned from the Board after he filed to run for office. Marcelin has […]
In a unanimous vote, Tallahassee City Commissioners gave the green light for the Sheridan Center for the Arts to be added to the master planning process for the Northwood Centre site. The vote took place during the City Commission meeting on January 26. In December 2021, the Board discussed the performing arts center proposed by […]
Marvel Trivia – Brass TapDate: Tuesday, February 1, 2022, begins @ 6:30 p.m.Where: The Brass Tap, 1321 Thomasville Rd.Cost: Free What you’ll get: Test your knowledge of the Marvel series. How well do you know your Groots from your Gamoras? Do you know all the names of the “Infinity Stones?” Show oof your knowledge with […]
Provided below are brief notes for items addressed at the January 26, 2022 Tallahassee City Commission. –Mayor John Dailey read a proclamation recognizing January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. –The mayor also acknowledged Honor Flight Tallahassee. Honor Flight is a program that flies veterans to Washington D.C. to view the memorials and […]
TALLAHASSEE – Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC) offers robotic arm-assisted total and partial knee replacements. TOC will provide robotic surgery conducted with Stryker’s Mako Smart Robotics application, a highly advanced robotic technology. The robotic arm-assisted system allows the surgeon to control implants’ accurate alignment and positioning. TOC has served North Florida and South Georgia as the […]
Listed below is a summary of the topics covered at the January 25th, 2021 Leon County Commission meeting. –The County Commissioners recognized the Bradley family and the Bradley’s Country Store for their 50th Annual Fun Day. –Commissioner Nick Maddox recognized Timothy Firley and two others for their heroic rescue of a driver when their car […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) stated in a Facebook post that a teen boy died after a shooting occurred on the evening of January 27, around 8:45 p.m. The incident happened at Keith and Liberty Streets, near FAMU’s campus. According to the information by TPD, an immediate investigation led to two arrests in connection to […]