LOCAL NEWS During the Tuesday Leon County School Board meeting, officials voted to move forward with a $645 million tentative budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce has named Michael Dalby to succeed longtime CEO Sue Dick. On Tuesday, July 29, the Leon County […]
LOCAL NEWS Officials expect to have 26 new cameras up and running before the school year starts, August 11th. Here’s how the devices will work. Preliminary review of TPD crime YTD crime incidents continues to show double-digit decreases compared to lats year. TR’s full report coming out later this week. TR EXCLUSIVE: During Monday’s Leon […]
LOCAL NEWS During Monday’s Leon County School Board (LCSB) agenda review, Steve Vancore, with Clearview Research, told officials that a poll commissioned by the Leon County Teachers Association indicated that 76% of Leon County voters would support an increase in property taxes to fund expenses such as teacher salaries and school safety. The latest gas […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner Caban voices frustration over Commissioner Matlow’s fire services position: “is this about policy, or politics?” The latest TR print edition is now available. Subscribe here. George Edward Lewis II, 83, died on July 25, 2025, at his home on Lake Jackson in Tallahassee from the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. He […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Schools will hold a public hearing on July 29 related to a proposed tax increase. The notice is provided below: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting in the capital city Friday for a second interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for […]
LOCAL NEWS The median sales price of existing homes in the Tallahassee MSA was up 1.5% in June 2025 when compared to June 2024, according to the Florida Association of REALTORS®. Tallahassee Police seized more than 130 pounds of marijuana this week as part of a drug trafficking bust, according to court records. Arrest papers […]
LOCAL NEWS The Chief Judge for Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit has reported Leon County Clerk of Court Gwen Marshall to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming “neglect of duty.” On Tuesday, July 22, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Christian Caban and the reappointment of Monesia Brown to the Tallahassee State College District Board of […]
LOCAL NEWS A New Townhome Community. The site preparation is nearly complete and now the vertical construction of a large townhome project is underway on Tallahassee’s southside near the corner of Capital Circle and Woodville Highway. The name of the development is The Cottages at Capital Circle. The build-to-rent complex will consist of 206 townhome […]
LOCAL NEWS The latest jobs report shows the Leon County June unemployment rate increased to 4.3%. The May unemployment rate was 3.8%. The increase was driven by more than 1,000 people entering the workforce. A freeze on federal funds used to support after-school and summer programs throughout Florida could soon be lifted. In a case […]
LOCAL NEWS On Thursday afternoon, the Children’s Services Council of Leon County voted to approve the $10.5 million FY2025-26 budget, adopt the current millage rate of .03477, and to fund an after-school program impacted by federal budget cuts. Steve Stewart discusses the LCS budget shortfall and possible solutions. On Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, the Network […]