Florida lawmakers are considering legislation — House Bill 37 and companion Senate Bill 222 — that will create a task force on identifying abandoned African-American cemeteries. The bill would require administrative support and members of the task force will file and commemorate these cemeteries. Cheyenne Cannon is married with children […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated K-12 school guidelines in regard to physical distancing. The new recommendations entail maintaining at least a 3-feet distance in classroom settings. Middle and high schools that are located in high case zones are advised to remain at 6-feet physical distancing if […]

Florida’s strong return to consumerism as the coronavirus pandemic appears to wane has allowed the travel business to prevail. In Tallahassee specifically, there has been a steady increase in travelers over the past few months, according to the Leon County Division of Tourism.  Dionte Gavin is the senior operations manager […]

Florida lawmakers have recently proposed Senate Bill 1260 and companion House Bill 325. These bills will change the typical procedure used to charge drug dealers with murder in deadly overdoses or other criminal penalties for non-deadly cases. Nikita Roxx resides in Tallahassee. She believes strongly that if drug dealers are […]

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare has been reaccredited as a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology. TMH’s primary PCI and resuscitation methods have allowed the non-profit hospital to provide the highest level of care for heart attack and cardiac arrest patients around the clock. William Dixon is an interventional […]

As Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) works on recovering from losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the holiday season was expected to bring back the momentum — but it didn’t. Instead, the airport plateaued. Jim Durwin, the deputy director of aviation at TLH, says that the passenger traffic was lower than […]

Many food banks in North Florida have spent ample time combatting food insecurity in the region, but amid the coronavirus pandemic these organizations are also working to keep their community members safe. Shari Hubbard works at Second Harvest of the Big Bend. She says that one of their biggest concerns […]