Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil appeared on WCTV this morning to explain the county-wide curfew that was instituted today. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. from today until Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to McNeil, the purpose of the curfew is to add structure to protests and demonstrations by giving […]
City Commissioner-Elect Jack Porter appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Tuesday. Porter narrowly avoided a run-off with incumbent City Commissioner Elaine Bryant in the City Commission Seat 1 race, and she will take office in November. Throughout the race, Porter was viewed as a progressive candidate. She said that […]
By request of law enforcement, Leon County will institute a curfew effective from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Wednesday (September 2) and continuing each day until Tuesday (September 8) morning. Due in part to recent violence during protests and demonstrations in Leon County, and out of an abundance of caution, Leon County Sheriff Walt […]
A video released by the Tallahassee Police Department clearly shows that five people pushed a man to the ground and then attacked him at a protest at the Capitol this past Saturday. The man extricated himself from the attack by brandishing a gun. The video does not show the beginning of the altercation. However, the […]
Jack Porter, who narrowly surpassed the 50% threshold to avoid a run-off in her her race for Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1, will appear on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart on Tuesday. Above the Fold airs live on Tuesday and Thursday on Real Talk 93.3 at 11:00 a.m. Porter’s victory over […]
Over the last two weeks, COVID cases in Leon County have dropped by approximately 5% . However, the decline is not uniform across Leon County. TR analyzed the trends in COVID cases by zip codes across Leon County over a two week period. TR also calculated the number of new cases over a two week […]
The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) released information about the altercation that took place Saturday at an unscheduled downtown protest that involved an individual that was attacked and then brandished a gun. TPD reported: A local group hosted a non-permitted protest on downtown streets. An individual was pushed from behind by a white protester, which led […]
In a video released earlier this week, Leon County Commission Chairman Bryan Desloge detailed four indicators that Leon County are monitoring to measure the impact of COVID-19. Desloge said the indicators are the number of emergency room visits, the number of new cases, the test positivity rate, and the hospital capacity. Tallahassee Reports provides daily […]
Brian Welch appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart today to discuss his campaign for Leon County Commissioner, District 4. Welch is running against incumbent Bryan Desloge. Tallahassee Reports previously published a candidate profile detailing Welch’s background and campaign. At the beginning of the episode, Welch discussed how he thinks he […]
The Leon County 7-day average COVID positivity rate fell below 5 percent based on numbers reported on Saturday. The rate fell further after Sunday’s numbers. The chart below shows the daily positivity rate and the 7-day average since July 5. Over the last two days, results for over 6,000 tests have yielded a positivity rate […]