The legal wrangling over the direction of the Killearn Country Club has taken another turn. Barton Tuck, the current owner, sent a letter to members today that says he has “elected to trigger the right to purchase given to the Club Members in the restrictive covenants encumbering the golf course.” The letter can be viewed […]
Former Leon High principal Rocky Hanna turned some heads with his first campaign report. Hanna, who has not run for political office before, reported that he raised $105,000 during August. Sources that TR talked to were surprised at the amount he reported. “You knew Jackie and Scott would raise a lot of money. This means […]
Roughly two weeks before Mayor Andrew Gillum recommended Lila Jaber as the City Commission’s appointment to the newly formed independent ethics board, Ms. Jaber submitted an application for consideration. The application is required for most citizens interested in serving on one of the many citizen boards. On all applications, including Jaber’s, which can be viewed […]
Our recent reports on Leon county employment numbers have shown a dramatic decrease in jobs this year. The disturbing trend can be seen in the chart below. We have had a number of readers ask about the cyclical nature of the Leon county job market. More specifically, we have had readers ask if the decline […]
We have written about hometown PGA golf professional Hudson Swafford a number of times. Swafford Finishes 12th at New Orleans PGA Stop Local Product, Hudson Swafford, Making His Move on the PGA Tour Most recently, we have chronicled his stellar play in FedEx Cup playoffs, which are in progress now, and his move from the […]
Tallahassee native and North Florida Christian former football star, Travis Blanks, has been listed as starter on Clemson’s first team defense for the upcoming season. In his senior year at North Florida Christian School (NFCS) he led the football team to a victory in the Florida 2A state championship game after an undefeated season. In […]
Being a stones throw away from the state capital does not seem to have an impact on state lobbying expenses for the City of Tallahassee. Tallahassee Reports, prompted by the revelation that the City of Tallahassee is seeking an additional $40,000 for lobbying contracts in this years budget, gathered information from other local governments about […]
Tallahassee Reports may have finally found an answer to City Commissioner Scott Maddox’s question about the Mayor and the City Commissioner’s budget. This part of the general government budget funds salaries and activities related to the Mayor and the four elected City Commissioners. Commissioner Scott Maddox asked about an increase in the Mayor and City […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned, that so far this year, Mayor Andrew Gillum’s office has spent approximately $30,000 on three interns. Based on annual rates provided to TR, the interns are scheduled to be paid $40,000 by the end of 2015. The table below was provided when asked about the amount of city tax dollars used […]
PGA golf tour professional Hudson Swafford, who grew up playing at Capital City Country Club and was a stand-out on the Maclay High School golf team, played his way into the next round of the prestigious Fedex Cup tournament. The FedEx Cup is a season-long points competition offering $67 million in bonus and prize money over […]