Often times campaign promises are vague, emotional words devised by a crafty politician to gain favor with voters. After elections, losers disappear and the winners -along with most voters – forget the campaign promises rather quickly. However, sometimes promises are clear, verifiable, and have consequences when broken. One of the most famous campaign promises was […]
TALLAHASSEE – Although he won’t be sworn in until January 3, Sheriff-elect Walt McNeil is already taking steps to implement his vision for the Leon County Sheriff’s office. “I’m in and out of there now,” said McNeil, “beginning at 5 a.m., in meetings throughout the day.” He said he’s meeting with deputies, staff and other […]
TALLAHASSEE – Voters in Leon County have four men, each with over 20 years in law enforcement experience, from which to choose for Sheriff. All have stepped up, out of a sense of concern over recent violent crime statistics and what they feel is a call to serve. Former Leon and Gadsden County Sheriff’s deputy […]
On June 29th, 2015, Walt McNeil picked up the endorsement of the Big Bend Police Benevolent Association in his run for Leon County Sheriff in 2016. Suddenly that has changed. In a press release sent to TR today, the Big Bend PBA announced they have withdrawn the endorsement. The press release stated: On June 29, […]
The race for Leon County Sheriff is shaping up to be one of the most interesting local races on the November ballot. The race offers the voters a choice between a Republican, a Democrat, an incumbent Democrat running as an NPA and a Democrat running as an NPA. Over the last three days, campaign tactics […]
Leon County Sheriff candidate Walt McNeil has released a hard hitting TV advertisement which is sure to generate controversy on a number of fronts. The ad is entitled “Number One.” In the press release accompanying a link to the video, shown below, McNeil references the latest crime statistics and states, “This cannot become our new […]
Sheriff candidate Walt McNeil held a press conference today to comment on the newly released crime data by FDLE showing Leon County leading the state in crime-rate for the second consecutive year. McNeil said “I do not see the outrage, the efforts, or a plan to address the issue. No one seems concerned.” He criticized […]