{"id":110406,"date":"2026-01-08T14:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/110406\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:14:11","slug":"thursday-january-8-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/110406\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday, January 8, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F08%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-january-8-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Thursday%2C+January+8%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/08\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-january-8-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242319\" width=\"141\" height=\"141\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thursday, January 8, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Weather: Today, a high near 75. Tonight, low around 57. Friday, high near 77. <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=30.4407&amp;lon=-84.2783\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US stock markets close mixed (S&amp;P 500 -0.3%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq +0.2%); S&amp;P 500 and the Dow pull back from records (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43417858.2894213\/aHR0cHM6Ly9maW5hbmNlLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9uZXdzL2xpdmUvc3RvY2stbWFya2V0LXRvZGF5LWRvdy1zcC01MDAtc2xpZGUtZnJvbS1yZWNvcmRzLWFzLXJhbGx5LWxvc2VzLXN0ZWFtLWFtaWQtZ3Jvd2luZy1yaXNrcy0yMTAwMjI2NTguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB97d25ab0\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>High School Sports: Leading scorers for <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/07\/leon-county-boys-basketball-lead-scorers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boys<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/07\/leon-county-girls-basketball-leading-scorers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">girls<\/a> basketball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Local &amp; State News<\/p>\n<p>Steve Stewart discusses the latest data on crime incidents and residential real estate sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits, and permit value were relatively flat in December 2025 when compared to December 2024. This is also the case for the year. The number of permits issued in 2025 were the same as in 2024, see chart below. <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/07\/no-growth-in-2025-single-family-residential-building-permits\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Annual-permits.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242467\" width=\"405\" height=\"296\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Only a handful of states now require that voters provide a document proving their <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/08\/bills-requiring-new-fl-voters-to-show-proof-of-u-s-citizenship-filed-for-session\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US citizenship to register to vote.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/VotingBooth.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205472\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in November, marking the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/08\/jobless-rate-increases-to-4-2-percent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">highest level in more than four years.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Jobs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222687\" width=\"373\" height=\"197\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>National News<\/p>\n<p>The US military said it had seized two\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43417858.2894213\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvZGVmZW5zZS81Njc2MjgxLXVzLXNlaXplcy12ZW5lenVlbGEtdGFua2VyLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cB710a1a64\" target=\"_blank\">Venezuela-linked oil tankers<\/a>\u00a0yesterday, including a Russian-flagged ship it pursued for more than two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/link.join1440.com\/click\/43417858.2894213\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvbWlubmVzb3RhLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLWVuZm9yY2VtZW50LXNob290aW5nLWNyYWNrZG93bi1zdXJnZS0xNzNlMDBmYTczODgwNTRlOThjM2I1Yjk0MTdjMWU1YT91dG1fc291cmNlPWpvaW4xNDQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3BsYWNlbWVudD1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnVzZXJfaWQ9NjZjNGM3M2E1ZDc4NjQ0YjNhYmJhOTlj\/66c4c73a5d78644b3abba99cBa789299d\" target=\"_blank\">gathered in Minneapolis<\/a>, Minnesota, yesterday, after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer killed a 37-year-old US citizen who impeded officers by blocking traffic with her SUV.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftallahasseereports.com%2F2026%2F01%2F08%2Fthe-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-january-8-2026%2F\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sfsi_wicon\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" alt=\"fb-share-icon\" title=\"Facebook Share\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/fb_icons\/en_US.svg\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The+TR+Daily+Briefs%3A+Thursday%2C+January+8%2C+2026 https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/2026\/01\/08\/the-tr-daily-briefs-thursday-january-8-2026\/\" style=\"display:inline-block\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" nopin=\"nopin\" width=\"auto\" class=\"sfsi_plus_wicon\" src=\"https:\/\/tallahasseereports.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/ultimate-social-media-plus\/images\/share_icons\/Twitter_Tweet\/en_US_Tweet.svg\" alt=\"Tweet\" title=\"Tweet\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; TALLAHASSEE REPORTS Thursday, January 8, 2026 Weather: Today, a high near 75. 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