A man faces charges for the capital city and county’s first homicide of the year. Marquez Williams, 34, was arrested Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder. He is being held in the Leon County Detention Facility. On New Year’s Day, officers found a man dead in the roadway of the 600 block of Osceola […]
A 73-year-old man was struck by lightning and killed several months ago while walking with his wife at the J.R. Alford Greenway in Tallahassee. The death of Michael Herbert Smith, a retired CSX engineer and father of two, was not publicly reported at the time. The Tallahassee Democrat confirmed it through public records, including autopsy and police reports. […]
Tallahassee city commissioners Wednesday unanimously approved three legal settlements that could cost as much as $3.4 million. The Florida Department of Transportation, a resident and a business were seeking relief from the city for damage caused by roadway accidents and sewage spills within the last two years. City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow made a point to […]
The building that used to house the landmark Midtown bar Waterworks will be demolished for additional parking and the expansion of a neighboring business. Sally Bradshaw, owner of Midtown Reader, confirmed to The Tallahassee Democrat that she bought the land on Thomasville Road to create more parking spaces for her customers and for future development […]
The governing board of Tallahassee Classical School, which went viral last year after a controversy involving Michelangelo’s “David” statue being used in an art lesson, has removed yet another principal. Headmaster Cara Wynn was asked to resign from her position Monday, according to an email obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat that was sent to parents. […]
What a fun and educational field trip! Tallahassee Women’s Newcomers Club members took a drive down to the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab in St. Teresa and learned so much about the research they are doing. Tallahassee Women’s Newcomers Club is a social club for women in the area who like spending time with others […]
Oysters are a Tallahassee tradition. Leroy Milligan would know. He’s been in the oyster business for more than 50 years and can tell the difference between an oyster from Texas and from Apalachicola Bay. The (farmed) Apalachicola oyster wins every time. An employee at Shell Oyster Bar shucks a plate of oysters Wednesday, May 29, […]
After four decades of business, a Tallahassee pawn shop owner has made the decision to close permanently after last month’s tornadoes left his business with a dislodged roof and damages that were far beyond immediate repair. Owner Bobby Carrouth had every intention to open Tallahassee Gun & Pawn for business as usual on May 10, […]
A 2022 mayoral candidate was arrested after allegedly robbing a Dollar General store and attempting to disguise himself as an employee before escaping with cash stuffed in his pockets, according to court records. Police found Whitfield Leland, 44, by following a trail of cash spewing from his pockets that led to where he was hiding […]
Strong storms are making their way across Florida’s Panhandle and North Florida this morning, one week after three tornadoes hit the area. Two people were confirmed killed during the May 10 tornadoes: a 47-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl. ➤ Watch Tallahassee radar On Friday, May 17, a 70-mph wind gust was recorded at a […]
MD Emran and his wife Annie Mia were about to spend their first full day in their new house in Tallahassee’s South City neighborhood when the tornadoes hit. The couple had been slowly moving into the house after a May 3 closing. They decided to spend their first night in it on May 9, the day before […]
As Tallahassee and Leon County residents continue to recover from the tornadoes and storms that hit the area Friday, May 10, they’re also bracing for another round of storms expected to hit the area today. Tornadoes are possible with Monday’s storms, along with damaging wind gusts and hail, according to the National Weather Service Tallahassee. […]