From August 2 to August 15 Florida State University conducted 3,222 tests for COVID-19 and 1.46% of the tests came back positive. FSU reported that the positive results included 42 students and five employees. The 7-day average COVID positivity rate in Leon County is approximately 5.8% and for Florida the latest 7-day average positivity rate […]
With all precincts reporting, but still unofficial, Carolyn Cummings has 30.91% of the vote and Kelly Otte is in second place with 20.14% edging out Jeff Hendry with 19.03%. It the results hold, Cummings and Otte will face-off in November.
In a race that will be decided tonight, incumbent Leon County School Board member Dee Dee Rasmussen appears to have an early and commanding lead over challenger Alex Stemle.
Unofficial results indicate challenger Jack Porter has defeated incumbent Elaine Bryant with 50.65% of the vote in the race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1. Porter avoided a run-off by approximately 200 votes. In the race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2, incumbent Curtis Richardson received 48.27% of vote and will face Bill Schack in […]
Florida State University President John Thrasher discussed FSU’s reopening plan, fall athletics, Childers Construction, and more on the Morning Show with Preston Scott last Wednesday. At the beginning of the show, Scott asked Thrasher how the fall semester will unfold with COVID-19 precautions in place. Currently, FSU plans to have a mix of face-to-face and […]
The latest reports from the Florida Department of health show that for the second consecutive day the COVID positive test rate is below 8%. The numbers for August 15 show that 7.73% of 50,486 tests were positive. The August 14 update reported a 7.69% positive rate with 96,000 tests. The chart below shows the 7-day […]
The Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1 race, which has three candidates on the ballot, has shaped into a two-person race between incumbent Elaine Bryant and candidate Jack Porter. Bryant was appointed to the City Commission in December 2018 to replace Scott Maddox. She has lived in Tallahassee for 40 years and worked in many fields, […]
In September 2019, Melissa Villar filed to run for Leon County Commissioner At Large, Group 1. She is joined in the race by Jeff Hendry, Scott Flowers, Danielle Irwin, Kelly Otte, Robin Colson, and Carolyn Cummings. Incumbent Mary Ann Lindley is retiring. Villar currently serves as Executive Director of NORML Tallahassee, a marijuana reform organization, […]
Scott Flowers filed to run for Leon County Commission, at Large Group 1 in October 2019. Melissa Villar, Jeff Hendry, Danielle Irwin, Kelly Otte, Robin Colson, and Carolyn Cummings are also running for the position. Incumbent Mary Ann Lindley is retiring. Flowers is the CEO of Flowers Investment Group, Inc. and the president of Lifebuoy […]
Results from a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show that “symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased considerably in the United States during April–June of 2020 when compared with the same period in 2019.” The authors indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with mental health […]