An an email sent yesterday by the Leon County Administrator, Vince Long, notified all Leon County government employees that vaccinations against COVID-19 will become a condition of employment with the county, citing a “resurgence” of the virus in the county. According to the communication, all County employees will have until October 1 of this year […]
Listed below are select events in our area taking place over the next week. A German food and wine experience. Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Where: The Wine House on Market Street, 1355 Market Street. Cost: $45 per person. What you’ll get: You’ll enjoy a carefully curated wine and […]
Listed below are notes from the July 27th Leon County School Board meeting. During the LCSB meeting Tuesday, with over one thousand viewers, more than 40 speakers, including parents, teachers, and students, gathered to weigh in on the school board’s decision regarding the mask policy and procedure for quarantining students in possible COVID-19 cases. At […]
During the July 27th meeting, the Leon County School Board decided to maintain a masks optional policy for now and debated the quarantine protocols for students or faculty who are exposed to COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 school year. The mask optional policy has been the focus of public comment over the last two months. However, […]
Former City Commissioner Scott Maddox took the stand today as witness in the J.T. Burnette trial and disputed on one of the main charges against Burnette. The indictment alleged that Burnette arranged the logistics of bribe payments of $10,000 per month to Maddox through Governance, and told the company representatives that Maddox wanted them to […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred early this morning, July 25, 2021. Around 12:30 a.m. deputies with the LCSO performed a routine traffic stop for a traffic violation on a black Infinity passenger car, on West Tennessee Street. The deputies made contact with the driver […]
On July 21, 2021, the President of Tallahassee Professional Firefighters, Joseph Davis, filed an ethics complaint against Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad. Davis claims that Goad misused his public position through intimidation related to his request for public records. When contacted by TR, the City of Tallahassee said they would not comment on the complaint. […]
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, L.P. during the July 13, 2021, commission meeting. In June 2018, Leon County entered into a contract with Levin Papantonio, P.A., and Parks Law, LLC, to represent the county in a multi-district opioid litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. In […]
Joint Statement from Capital Regional Medical Center and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare The Tallahassee healthcare community is seeing a dramatic increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in the non-vaccinated, under age 50 population, including many individuals in their 20s and 30s. Together, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and Capital Regional Medical Center currently have 47 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, which […]
The J.T Burnette trial resumed in the federal court on Tuesday after a delay due to COVID precautions. Paige Carte-Smith, business associate of Scott Maddox, finished her testimony Tuesday morning and was followed by the infamous “Mike Miller.” Burner Phones Carter-Smith testified that she bought burner phones for herself, Maddox, and Maddox aide Allie Merzer […]