LOCAL NEWS On September 10, the Leon County School Board will hold the final public hearing related to the FY2024-25 budget. The total budget is $662 million and includes the General Fund (operating budget) of $368 million. Get the details. The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 845 jobs in July when compared to […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 845 jobs in July when compared to last month. There were 155,915 people working in Leon County in July compared to June’s revised employment number of 156,760. On Thursday September 5, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will hold the second and final public hearing on […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission recently approved a request for funding for ECG Lake Bradford, LP for Lake Bradford Apartments in the amount of $961,300 from the City’s HOME-ARP funding. Construction on the $56 million project is set to begin in January 2025 and be completed in the end of October 2026. A 17-year-old […]
LOCAL NEWS This week the Leon County School Board voted to approve a pay increase for teachers and major renovations at Griffin Middle School. Check out the June 27 Leon County School meeting briefs. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Leon High student Thursday after finding a BB gun and a loaded handgun in […]
LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee Police Department crime incident data over the last four weeks shows a 28.1% drop in violent crime incidents when compared to the same period in 2023. The data also shows a 5.2 % increase in property crime incidents. Tune-in to The Steve Stewart Show today at noon on RealTalk 93.3 to hear the latest on […]
LOCAL NEWS TR’s Steve Stewart discusses the Community Redevelopment Agency actions related to Railroad Square. After nearly nine years as a high-ranking Tallahassee government official, Ben Pingree will serve as the next Deputy Director of Aviation for the City of Tallahassee’s International Airport. During the June 21st Tallahassee City Commission meeting, Commissioner Curtis Richardson was […]
LOCAL NEWS The Community Redevelopment Agency recently voted (4-1) to explore options related to providing financial assistance to the owners of Railroad Square. Tune-in to The Steve Stewart Show today at noon on RealTalk 93.3 to hear the latest local news on the controversy over the proposed Circle K, the race for school superintendent, and […]
LOCAL NEWS TR’s City Commission meeting briefs highlight COCA appointment, affordable housing funding, sports complex zoning, renaming of streets, and sales of city real estate. The Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority recently announced the return of the Downtown GetDowns in fall 2024. Traffic accident at the intersection of Thomasville and Maclay Road backs up traffic on […]
LOCAL NEWS The vendor for most of Florida’s supervisor of elections websites says a logging error was responsible for the outages that occurred on Election Night. Several local websites were down, causing problems for candidates and the public eagerly awaiting results. The future of the Capital City’s art district could be in the hands of […]
LOCAL NEWS As of August 18, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 6.5% when compared to the same period in 2023. Get the details. After over a year of back-and-forth, the City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters union have […]