Couldn’t make it to downtown Tallapoosa for this year’s Possum Drop celebration of the New Year? Don’t fret, the livestream is up and running for a rockin’ good time leading up to midnight.
Check out the stream below!
SPLOST and E-SPLOST extensions were on the table for decision by local voters, along with city races in Bremen and Tallapoosa as Election Day 2025 finished up the state’s off-year cycle of balloting.
Here are the results for the two SPLOST requests on the ballot: (updated as of 9:33 p.m. EST with full results.)
| SPLOST extension | Total |
| Yes | 2518 | 66.35% |
| No | 1277 | 33.65% |
| E-SPLOST extension | Total |
| Yes | 2330 | 61.06% |
| No | 1486 | 38.94% |
Among the locally contested races include the Mayor’s race in the City of Bremen, while the council posts will return the incumbents without opposition for this cycle. Here’s the results of the race between Dobby Harris and Sharon Sewell.
| Mayor of Bremen | Total |
| Dobson “Dobby” Harris | 516 | 41.45% |
| Sharon Sewell | 729 | 58.55% |
There’s also a contested Mayor’s race in Tallapoosa. The other seats up for grabs on the council saw incumbents qualify without any opposition. The results below between incumbent Mayor Brett Jones and challenger Joe Glass.
| Mayor of Tallapoosa | Total |
| Joe Glass | 138 | 28.57% |
| Brett Jones (I) | 345 | 71.43% |
Additionally, here are the results locally of the Public Service Commission race.
| Public Service Commission Dist. 2 | Total |
| Tim Echols (R) | 3150 | 82.98% |
| Alicia Johnons (D) | 646 | 17.02% |
| Public Service Commission Dist. 3 | Total |
| Fitz Johnson (R) | 3129 | 82.47% |
| Peter Hubbard (D) | 665 | 17.53% |
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