As of August 18, 2024, the year-to-date numbers indicate that the total number of crime incidents reported by the Tallahassee Police Department are down 6.5% when compared to the same period in 2023. TR’s last report indicated the total number of crime incidents was down 5.8% year-to-date (YTD). The numbers show that property crime incidents are down […]
LOCAL NEWS City Commissioner Jack Porter won a second term on the Tallahassee city commission winning a majority of votes cast in Tuesday’s primary election and avoiding a November runoff. Leon County School Board member Laurie Cox held off challenger Jeremy Rogers to win a non-partisan election that essentially became a battle between a Republican […]
By The News Service of Florida Democratic-endorsed school board candidates fared somewhat better Tuesday than candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. In July, DeSantis pitched an initial list of 23 endorsements for 2024 races. Of those candidates, six won primaries Tuesday, 11 lost and six others moved on to runoffs that will be decided in […]
Three local races ended with incumbents receiving more than 70% of the vote. In the race for Leon County Property Appraiser, the incumbent Akin Akinyemi won with 71.7% of the vote. The challenger, Ken Preston, received 28.3% of the vote. In the race for Superintendent of Schools, incumbent Rocky Hanna won the Democrat primary with […]
Leon County School Board member Laurie Cox held off challenger Jeremy Rogers to win a non-partisan election that essentially became a battle between a Republican and Democrat. The early vote gave Rogers a slim 51%-49% lead, but as the election day votes came in, Cox secured 52.32% of the vote in a district that leans […]
City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and challenger Dot Inman-Johnson are headed to a November runoff. Inman-Johnson tallied 46.67% of Tuesday’s primary vote (15,766) followed by Richardson with 43.57% (14,718). Donna Nyack finished with 5.63% and Bernard Stevens received 4.14% of the vote. There were 33,784 votes cast in the race. Unofficial numbers show that Richardson was […]
City Commissioner Jack Porter won a second term on the Tallahassee city commission winning a majority of votes cast in Tuesday’s primary election and avoiding a November runoff. Porter won her first race for Seat 1 with approximately 52% of the vote in 2020. Porter won with 53.46% of the vote (18,062) followed by Rudy […]
LOCAL NEWS It’s Election Day. Republicans, Democrats, and NPAs can all vote in the primary. City Commission Seat 1 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is being challenged by Rudy Ferguson and Louis Dilbert during this election cycle. Tallahassee City Commission Seat 2 Issue Guide: Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson is being challenged by […]
Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter is being challenged by Rudy Ferguson and Louis Dilbert during this election cycle. Porter was elected to City Commission Seat 1 in 2020. Porter won the election in the August primary with 52% of the vote. Elaine Bryant came in second with 40% of the vote. Provided below are the […]
Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson is being challenged by Dot Inman-Johnson, Donna Nyack and Bernard Stevens. Curtis Richardson has served on the City Commission since 2014 and is seeking a third four-year term in office. Dot Inman-Johnson is a former Tallahassee mayor seeking elected office after leaving the commission 30 years ago. Bernard Stevens Jr. […]