LOCAL NEWS Developing Story: City commission candidate Dot Inman-Johnson is calling on Leon County Schools to pay millions in fire service fees even though school districts across the state are exempt from the fee. After a 3-day jury trial that began on September 11 and featured 12 witnesses for the prosecution, Jaheim Nix was found […]
LOCAL NEWS The Leon County Sheriff’s Office recently reported the arrest of a Griffin Middle School student for having a gun and drugs on campus. The Village Square’s God Squad will be back beginning Monday, September 16 at noon to kick off their 15th year. The Network of Entrepreneurs & Business Advocates (NEBA) will hold a […]
LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission conducted the first of two public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) operating budget, which totals $908 million, and the FY25 capital budget, which totals $302 million. The vote was 3-2. The Greater Frenchtown Southside Citizens Advisory Committee recently held a meeting and concluded that the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency […]
LOCAL NEWS An analysis of crime data in Leon County shows that fatal shootings have reached a 17-month low as of August 31, 2024. Get the details. LOCAL SPORTS NEWS The latest Leon County Maxprep volleyball rankings have the Chiles Timberwolves in the top position followed by Florida High. FLORIDA NEWS Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday […]
LOCAL NEWS The negotiations related to the Tallahassee firefighter union contract for years 2025-27, which appeared to be moving towards a quick resolution, have hit a snag. City proposes 10.5% raise for starting firefighters, Union wants more concessions. In a press release, the City of Tallahassee reported that a $20.3 million grant was secured from […]
LOCAL NEWS Crime incident reports produced by the Tallahassee Police Department, and released on a daily basis, show that through the first 8 months of 2024 violent crime incidents are down 13.8% when compared to the same period during 2023. Property crimes are down 4.0%. Trickle Down Information: Like a balanced diet, responsible citizens should […]
LOCAL NEWS The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) met on Thursday and elected officials voted unanimously to keep the schedule of four annual meetings. Some officials wanted three others wanted as many as six. The latest TR print edition is now available. Subscribe for $50 a year and receive the paper at your home and support […]
LOCAL NEWS The report shows that there were 368 July single-family sales in the Tallahassee MSA, up 8.2% when compared to last year. The median sales price was $335,000, down 2.9% from July 2023. On Thursday September 5, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency will hold the second and final public hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 […]
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 […]