Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum and the Board of Trustees (BOT) seemed stale as they reviewed trustees’ evaluations of Mangum’s annual performance on Tuesday. Mangum’s spoke about several problems that arose for FAMU like the split of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, the November 2011 hazing death of drum […]
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Bomb Threat at Tallahassee National Guard Armory
Photo credit: WCTV A bomb threat was issued at the National Guard Armory in Tallahassee, Fla. on Capital Circle NE around 10:15 this morning. Investigators forced an evacuation that cleared approximately 30 people out of the building for a thorough search, but found nothing. According to the Tallahassee […]
Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate to Launch Bainbridge Health Initiative
Florida A&M University Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate Bruce James II will team up with Cynthia Butler to launch the Bainbridge Health Initiative (BHI). BHI is a series of free health screenings that will take place throughout Bainbridge, GA over the next few months. The first event will be held Friday, […]
Jeb Bush Returns To The Capital City For His Campaign Rally
Jeb Bush speaking to a room of supporters at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Conference Center Trailing in second place in the Republican presidential nomination polls, Jeb Bush, brought his 2016 campaign rally to the state capital Monday, where he governed for eight years. Bush, Florida’s former governor from 1998 […]
Jeb Bush in Tallahassee for 2016 Presidential Campaign Rally
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaking to his suppporters after his campaign rally After serving eight years as Florida's governor, presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, returns to Tallahassee to a room of supporters at the Augustus B. Turnbull Conference Center. As part of his 2016 presidential campaign, Bush discussed topics including lobby […]
Thousands to Cross the Hispaniola Border
The Dominican Republic has deported thousands of people, including both Haitians and Dominicans. Wednesday, June 17 was the deadline to legalize undocumented foreigners living in the country. In September 2013, the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic ruled to denaturalize children of undocumented Dominican migrants born in the Dominican Republic […]
President Mangum Afforded Exclusive Opportunities in Agriculture
Florida A&M University President Dr. Elmira Mangum has been selected by United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to join the 39-member Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) for Trade. In 1974, the U.S. Congress created the advisory committee system to guarantee that U.S. trade policy and negotiating objectives accurately represent […]
City of Tallahassee Passes Uber Ordinance
Courtesy of MGN Online The City of Tallahassee unanimously passed an ordinance that will allow Uber, a ride-sharing service that operates off of smartphone applications, to operate legally within the city, Wednesday. This comes after months of discussion between taxi companies, city commissioners and state lawmakers to require Uber drivers […]
FAMU to receive 3,800 Acre Land Grant from Federal Government
Photo Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat. Last Wednesday Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum announced, FAMU will receive 3,800 acres of land in Brooksville, Fla. from the federal government. During her testimonial in front of Congress on Wednesday, Mangum admitted to members of the House Agriculture Committee that the addition of […]
School Board Has No Inquiries Concerning Construction Report
Photo Courtesy: Tallahassee.com Leon County School Board hired attorney Hank Coxe last year to investigate allegations of wrongdoing involving school construction but will not be returning this week to give details on his findings. Last Tuesday, Leon County School Board members signaled that they have no questions for Coxe […]