LOCAL NEWS On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Executive Committee of the Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) addressed the performance evaluation of Executive Director Cecka Rose Green and voted not to recommend a salary increase to the full Board. Leon County Democratic Party Executive Committee Chair Ryan Ray was reelected unopposed to […]
LOCAL NEWS On Thursday December 12 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. Get the details. Florida State University recently confirmed that the school is the buyer currently under contract for the former Regal Governor’s Square Mall movie theater. Leon County Commissioner for District 2 Christian […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner for District 2 Christian Caban, who also serves as Vice-Chairman, penned a letter to Commissioner David O’Keefe addressing a controversial social media post by O’Keefe related to the recent murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Saturday is the Winter Festival in downtown Tallahassee. Events take place from 3-10 p.m. […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest Florida Realtors report shows that there were 290 October single-family sales in the Tallahassee MSA, up 9.8% when compared to last year. The median sales price was $323,900, up 1.2% from October 2023. At the December 10th meeting, Leon County Commissioners (Board) will receive a status report on transitional housing in Leon […]
LOCAL NEWS As of November 30, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 8.0% when compared to the same period in 2023. Check out the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on November 19, 2024. Check out the news […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest employment report shows the number of jobs in Leon County in October remained basically unchanged when compared to September. There were 159,305 people working in Leon County in October compared to September’s revised employment number of 159,286. The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will hold two committee meetings […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a traffic crash that happened on Sunday at approximately 2:29 p.m. involving a vehicle and a motorcycle near West Tennessee Street and Junco Court. The driver of the motorcycle, an adult male, was transported to a local hospital where he later died. All eastbound lanes on West […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department held a promotion ceremony Tuesday morning at city hall. Chief Lawrence Revell promoted two officers to sergeants, and one sergeant to lieutenant. The men’s loved ones got to pin their new badges on them. Tallahassee Police are investigating an attempted homicide after a man was found with multiple gunshot […]
LOCAL NEWS On November 19th in Tampa, the Florida Retail Federation honored Detective Autumn Moore of the Tallahassee Police Department as its 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The state’s largest retailer association says Moore has disrupted organized retail theft in the capital city with a mix of rapid response and cutting-edge technology. One man is […]
LOCAL NEWS After an October 30, 2024, hearing before Circuit Judge Stephen Everett, the Court issued a written order dismissing murder charges related to a 2022 incident. The decision to dismiss the charges was based on a stand your ground defense. At the November 19th Leon County School Board meeting, the Board approved sending several […]