Emails provided to Tallahassee Reports shows that Equality Florida – an advocacy group for LGBTQ issues – is influencing decisions by Montford Middle School officials related to a controversial campaign to identify classrooms as safe places for certain students. The emails show a debate among Montford school officials about a request to teachers by the […]
Leon County Commissioners gave Leon County Administrator Vince Long a near perfect score for his 2020-21 annual evaluation. Long’s average score of the commissioner ratings was 4.98 on a 5 point scale. Individual commissioners scores are provided below. Four commissioners gave Long a perfect score. The lowest score was 4.93 by Commissioner Kristin Dozier. Commissioner […]
Former Florida Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Graham was confirmed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate as assistant secretary for legislation and congressional affairs in the U.S. Department of Education. Graham, an attorney, represented the Tallahassee area and other parts of North Florida in the U.S. House from 2015 to 2017 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018. […]
October is breast cancer awareness month, and to help raise awareness, Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) are participating in awareness initiatives. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women in the United States throughout their lifetime. As a pledge to raise awareness and […]
Listed below are events taking place in the Tallahassee area beginning October 4th. Raclette PartyDate: Monday, October 4, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Where: Little Paris Tallahassee, 1355 Market St a7Cost: $49.00What you’ll get: Join Executive Chefs Herve & Loic Alcesilas as they serve melty goodness in the dining room at our very popular […]
At the end of Friday, October 1, 2021, 14 Leon County employees were terminated from their positions due to non-compliance with Leon County’s vaccine mandate. In a letter sent to all county employees on Saturday, October 2, Leon County Administrator Vince Long thanked those 700 employees who did become fully vaccinated and the 30 who […]
Tallahassee Reports has received information from parents and teachers about an email that was sent to Montford teachers requesting they display a “Safe Space Symbol” in their classrooms. TR has been told that the email was sent out by the GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) club sponsor. After contacting school officials about the specifics related to a […]
Leon County Commissioners heard a status update on the widening of Crawfordville Road (US 319) to the Wakulla County line during the Tuesday, September 14, 2021, meeting. During a meeting on May 11, 2021, the Board requested an update concerning the Crawfordville Road (US 319) widening project from south of the merging point of Crawfordville […]
Leon County government has started sending reminder letters to employees related to the vaccine mandate policy adopted over the summer. Based on information provided by Leon County Government, as of 11 a.m. today, 98% of the County’s 630 full-time employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Of those, only 15 employees still need to submit […]
Jonathan Isaac, former FSU basketball star and NBA first round pick by the Orlando Magic, was recently asked about his reluctance to take the COVID vaccine. His response, provided below, has garnered over 7 million views on Twitter. Isaac spoke about the impact of immunity on his thought process and discussed how he reached his […]