LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee may be one step closer to bringing passenger trains back to the Capital City. Local commissioners are asking state lawmakers to join the Southern Rail Commission (SRC), a group made up of southern states. If Tallahassee joins the commission, there is a chance the city could receive federal funding to restart Amtrak. […]
LOCAL NEWS Dot Inman-Johnson campaign, progressives focused on two non-local issues, abortion & marijuana legalization. A man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by a car near the intersection of Progress Drive and West Pensacola St. Wednesday around 8:50 p.m., according to a post from the Tallahassee Police Department. FLORIDA NEWS Less […]
LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a meeting today at city hall. See the agenda here. Just five weeks after the last reported Leon County campus arrest, a Godby High School student was arrested on campus Tuesday morning, according to a Leon County Schools spokesperson. A shooting occurred early Tuesday morning in north […]
LOCAL NEWS Superintendent Rocky Hanna will appear on The Steve Stewart Show today at noon on RealTalk93.3. Many residents lined up at polling locations across Leon County Monday as early voting began for the 2024 General Elections. According to Supervisor of Elections, Mark S. Earley, nearly 18,000 votes had already been tabulated before noon. More […]
LOCAL NEWS More out-of-state money: One September 25, 2024, Florida Division of Election campaign documents show that City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow’s One Tallahassee Political Action Committee (PAC) received a $75,000 donation from the Local Jobs and Economic Development Fund located in Delaware. Stewart: My Position on City Charter Amendments. Provided below are my positions on […]
LOCAL NEWS TR’s 4-week trend analysis (as of Oct 12) shows a 35% spike in property crime incidents driven by auto related property crimes when compared to the same 4-week period in 2023. The report also shows a 34.7% decrease in violent crime incidents during this period. The October 16th City Commission meeting briefs are now […]
LOCAL NEWS The October 16th City Commission meeting briefs are now available. The City Commission vote 4-1 to approve agreements with the firefighter union. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voted no. FLORIDA NEWS During a debate this week between state Sen. Corey Simon, R-Tallahassee, and Democratic opponent Daryl Parks, the challenger backtracked on previous lies against the […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows the September 2024 passenger traffic increased 4.4% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 3,183 from the 72,114 reported during September 2023 to 75,297 in September 2024. According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number […]
LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 15.4% in September 2024 when compared to September 2023. Just when you thought the campaign for city commission could not get nastier, city commission candidate Dot Inman Johnson has publicly criticized the parenting of her […]
LOCAL NEWS A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle along Miccosukee Road near Edenfield Road, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Officials responded to the crash around 12:06 p.m. on Sunday. The driver stayed at the scene while officials worked to clear the area. There are no further details available at this time. […]