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Gaines Street Construction, Phase II Begins. New Traffic Patterns Ensue

Roadway work began Monday on Phase II of the Gaines Street Project. According to the City of Tallahassee website, work will take place from Macomb Street to Stone Valley Way, moving west from the 500 block, and is expected to continue until October. The changes will include replacement of the […]

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Voter Registration Picks Up at FAMU

With Election Day approaching, Florida A&M is working to give its students a head start by registering to vote on “The Set” on Fridays. The Leon County Supervisor of Elections office volunteers and the Leon County Democratic Black Caucus are encouraging students to either register or complete change of address […]

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Residents Welcome Returning War Veterans Home to Tallahassee

#8220;Welcome home.” Many Americans in Tallahassee and across the United States are saying those words to loved ones who have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars and are back in the country. Returning veterans are home after the long, nine-year campaigns. More than 40,000 soldiers are facing one of […]

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Lawmakers Increase Residents’ Access to Fresh Produce

Low income communities across the state will soon notice an increase in healthier marketplaces. Senate Bill 852 unanimously passed in the Senate Agricultural Committee. “This bill will improve access to fresh produce, create health benefits that can lead to decreased Medicaid costs, creates jobs and expands markets for Florida farmers,” […]

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Gore Complex Set for Completion in November

Renovations to Florida A&M’s Gore Education Complex are scheduled for completion in November. A team from Baycrest Corporation and Mettron Contracting Incorporated have been working since July 2011 on the $10,000,000 project. They broke ground on the building last November. In recent years, Florida A&M has undergone a series of […]

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More Than 100 March for MLK Day in Tallahassee

Monday the Tallahassee Chapter of the NAACP and the City of Tallahassee welcomed organizations, families and friends of the community for their annual march to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The events started at 10 a.m. at the C.K. Steele Bus Station where over a hundred participants were in attendance, […]

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‘Blue Cross’ Opens State-of-the-Art Facility

Representatives of Florida Blue and city officials Tuesday symbolically opened a state-of-the-art healthcare market in Tallahassee. The complex is described as a brand new concept and a place that can actively meet each patient’s healthcare needs. With the motto, “Choose Well, Spend Well and Love Well,” Florida Blue Cross Blue […]

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‘Nothing New’ at Friday’s Safety Forum, Students Say

Author and attorney Rasheed Ali Cromwell urged Florida A&M students Friday to rethink traditions, like hazing, in the wake of recent controversies at the university. Students, however, argued that Cromwell’s message was much like past messages. More than a thousand students packed Gaither Gymnasium for the semester’s first safety and […]

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‘Continue King’s Legacy,’ Maxine Waters Tells FAMU

Representative Maxine Waters (D-Cal.) Friday called on Florida A&M students to follow Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of positive activism and social involvement. Waters was the keynote speaker at FAMU’s 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. convocation. Remembered for his belief in using nonviolent means to obtain inalienable rights, King […]

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Informant’s Parents, City Settle in Civil Suit over Daughter’s Death

Friday night, a settlement of $2.6 million was reached between Irv Hoffman and Margie Weiss and the City of Tallahassee. In the agreement, Hoffman and Weiss, parents of deceased Tallahassee informant Rachel Hoffman, will receive assistance from the city in the legislative approval of a claims bill and an immediate […]