Leon County

Homework Hub is a free program offered through the Leon County Public Library System. It pairs students from kindergarten through 8th grade with tutors in a one-on-one environment via Zoom.

Leon County Health officials have confirmed two local cases of a COVID-19 variant that stems from the United Kingdom.

Leon County officials are working to prevent a repeat of the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol last week from occurring in the Florida capital.

More than 570 eviction cases in Leon County are open. Some of those are residents who have qualified for a federal moratorium on evictions. It essentially paused those cases while many people found themselves out of work and struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. But that moratorium expires at the end of this month.

Early Voting for Leon County starts Monday. There are 10 early voting locations in Leon County. Each one has a drop-off box to submit absentee ballots.

In the state's poorest zip code, 32304 in Tallahassee, low-income residents live side by side with college students. That's raising concerns since local coronavirus cases are rising among college-aged people, and low-income people tend to face more negative health impacts if they're infected.

The Florida Department of Health is reporting that Leon County has 775 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The number of infected residents has been steadily rising this week, with 48 cases on Thursday and 80 cases on Friday.

Leon County has put a curfew in place starting at 11:00 p.m. Saturday night and lifting at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning. It goes into effect again Sunday night at 11:00 p.m. and lifts at 6:00 a.m. Monday morning.

As of this week, Leon County’s Consolidated Dispatch Agency is fully staffed. That’s just one of the changes Dee Crumpler has made in his six months as…

The Florida Department of Health has issued a mosquito-borne illness alert for Leon County. Health officials have confirmed a second case of the West Nile…