LOCAL NEWS On Wednesday June 11, the city commission will consider a proposal from the Leon County Commission related to the increase in fires services fees. Leon County contracts with the City for fire service to ensure that residents and properties located outside of city limits receive emergency services. Tallahassee’s city attorney is asking the city […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the latest TPD crime incident data on The Preston Scott Show. The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) will host meetings a Finance & Budget Committee meeting and an Executive Committee meeting on Thursday, June 12. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or may view […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses proposed zoning changes on The Preston Scott Show. LCS to hold workshop on policies related to academic honesty and the use of AI. The board of directors of Capital City Bank Group (NADSAQ: CCBG) announced today that Bethany Corum has been named president of Capital City Bank, effective as of […]
LOCAL NEWS According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were down 30.3% in May 2025 when compared to May 2024. Permit values were down 17.4%. Effective June 1, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) has established a new executive leadership structure that reflects a transformation from […]
LOCAL NEWS Five months into 2025, crime incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents have declined by 37.6% when compared to incident data from January thru May in 2024. The drop was driven by a 41.3% decline in property crime. However, robberies increased in April and May to […]
LOCAL NEWS Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch recently provided an update on the Bannerman Road project via social media and provided answers to questions about the update. In May, TPD officers and detectives recovered 57 firearms from our streets, guns that were surrendered, collected as evidence, or seized from those who had them illegally. TPD […]
LOCAL NEWS More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites, including at an apartment project near Florida State University, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In response to the arrests of more than 100 undocumented immigrants on Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites on Gaines Street, City Commissioner and mayoral candidate […]
LOCAL NEWS Steve Stewart discusses the debate over the proposed increase in the fire services fee on The Preston Scott Show. Mesa Capital Partners, an Atlanta based investment firm, recently announced the groundbreaking of The Bradbury at Bannerman Village apartments in Bradfordville. The Maclay School recently announced the passing of Bill Jablon, former Headmaster from […]
LOCAL NEWS A frustrated Leon County Commission voted 4-3 on Tuesday to challenge the City of Tallahassee’s request to increase the fire services fee with a proposal to cut $8.5 million in fire fund expenses. Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban on affordable housing: “…to move forward, we need to acknowledge three unspoken realities that Tallahassee […]
LOCAL NEWS Today at noon at Capital City Country Club, the NEBA May luncheon will feature Sal Nuzzo, executive director of Consumers Defense – a national, non-profit policy and advocacy organization. Sal will discuss significant new legislation and the new state budget OR update us on its current status (which remains unknown at the time […]