The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 25, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 25, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Now that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow has announced a run for mayor, the race to fill his seat is underway. One of the candidates who has filed is Talethia Edwards. Two students at different high schools were arrested on Friday for having weapons on campus. The Kearney Center emergency shelter is now providing medical […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 22, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 22, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses city’s stance on fire service fee controversy. Tallahassee City Commissioners want to explore their options regarding legal action around a state law passed this year pushing local governments to enter into immigration enforcement agreements with ICE. FLORIDA NEWS A federal judge has ordered that no more immigrant detainees be sent […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 21, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 21, 2025

LOCAL NEWS A motion by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow requesting the city attorney to provide information on the steps required to challenge the legality of agreements between the city and ICE passed unanimously at the Wednesday city commission meeting. Authorities descended upon a massage parlor along North Monroe Street on Wednesday to serve search warrants, […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The City of Tallahassee has responded to the recent decisions by the Leon County Commission related to the controversial increase in the fire services fee.  The Tallahassee Police Department recently provided a synopsis of a robbery which resulted in a homicide.  In the historic Heritage Museum at Dodd Hall, surrounded by family, colleagues […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 18, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, August 18, 2025

LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County July unemployment rate increased to 4.4%. The June unemployment rate was 4.3%. Leon County’s after-school program is once again looking to the local Children’s Services Council for help propping up its budget. That move comes after the state last week informed 27 counties, including Leon, […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 15, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, August 15, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses controversy related to the fire services fund. Bond was denied Thursday for a Tallahassee woman who was arrested Wednesday in connection with the drowning death of her 2-year-old son, O’Rhyan Moore. FLORIDA NEWS Amid legal wrangling over a controversial immigrant-detention center in the Everglades, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 14, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, August 14, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses Mayor Dailey’s decision to not seek re-election.   Leon County Commissioners have thwarted the City of Tallahassee’s efforts to raise fire fees. The county commission voted at a special meeting Tuesday to reject the proposed 22% fee hike for the next fiscal year.  FLORIDA NEWS Siding with publishers and authors, a federal […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, August 13, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Three candidates have filed to run for Jeremy Matlow’s city commission seat. The candidates include Talethia Edwards, PJ Andres Perez and Norm Roche. Leon County Commissioners Proctor and Caban will hold a joint press conference to address the outcome of the County Commission’s special meeting regarding the proposed fire assessment. The event is […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

LOCAL NEWS Mayor John Dailey has had a change of heart and tells TR he will not seek re-election. He provided TR with an official statement. On Monday, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow filed paperwork with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections to run for the Tallahassee mayor position in 2026. The Leon County Commission will […]