Leon County unemployment rate statistics for December 2014, released Jan. 23, showed an overall decrease in unemployment since November. The unemployment rate in Leon County is 4.7 percent, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the November 2014 rate.    Stacy Sheffield, an economics professor at Tallahassee Community College, said […]

The release of a new documentary has revealed the alleged victim in the sexual assault case involving Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. The alleged victim, Erica Kinsman, spoke publicly for the first time in the “The Hunting Ground,” which was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival last Friday. The […]

Florida A&M University’s Army ROTC “Rattler Battalion” participated in the 2015 Ranger Challenge in Camp Blanding, Fla. Jan. 22. The Ranger Challenge was a two-day event, with several ROTC teams from Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico to complete military-related tasks, such as knot tying, obstacle course completing and cross country-like […]

Governor Rick Scott asked Legislators last Thursday to exempt all college textbooks from state and local sales tax and to expand the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program so that it covers summer classes. According to a news release, the average Florida college student would be able to save $60 per […]

Faith in Florida, a network of churches that organize around political and racial issues, are defending and creating a ballot to submit in 2016 for felons. The organization held a training session on Saturday at their Duval and College Street office, informing trainees on the cause and the correct way […]

Governor Rick Scott honored more than 100 veterans with the Governor’s Veterans Service Award last Friday. The ceremony took place at the National Guard Amory in Brevard County. The medal celebrates veterans for their dedication of service through the Armed Forces. Veterans were asked to show their discharge papers, VA […]

The United States Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous 9-0 decision in the Holt v. Hobbs case Jan. 20 that will allow Arkansas prisoner, Gregory H. Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad, to grow a one-half inch beard for religious purposes, which had previously not been allowed within the Arkansas […]

Tallahassee Regional Airport recently achieved international commercial status, and will now be known as Tallahassee International Airport. There are 22 commercial airports in the state of Florida, and Tallahassee will be the 19th airport with international availability for customers. The airport’s change in status will increase flight traffic and attract […]

With regular unleaded gas prices as low as $2.01 per gallon, many in Tallahassee leave gas stations confident about the money they are saving. Tallahassee has not seen gas prices this low since 2009, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Ben Brockwell, director of Data Pricing and Information Services […]

The School of Architecture and Engineering Technology served as a 4-hour informational hub for students interested in graduate school at Florida A&M University Jan. 21. Verian Thomas, the interim dean for the School of Graduate Studies and Research and organizer of the annual FAMU Graduate Recruitment Fair, said her main […]