Tallahassee Community College has partnered with the Florida Department of Corrections to provide assistance to offenders who have hopes of successfully transitioning into the workforce. 24 transitioning offenders began their matriculation through an eight-week course on Jan. 29 that will provide them with a commercial driver’s license, a nationally recognized […]

Throughout the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided specific recommendations for those exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Close contacts, a person within six feet of an infected person for 15 minutes in total, were instructed to go under a 14-day quarantine starting from […]

As coronavirus cases in Florida continue to reach groundbreaking numbers, concerns are being raised as these same numbers are reflected in schools across the state. Data collected by Florida’s Department of Health show that school cases — including universities, high schools and grade schools — rose by 78% in the […]

On Nov. 3, a night anxiously awaited by citizens across the county, Florida voters approved the passing of Amendment 2.  According to Ballotpedia, Amendment 2 states that the minimum wage in Florida will be raised to $10 per hour effective Sept. 30, 2021. Each Sept. 30 thereafter, the state’s minimum […]

Florida’s state Senate, under Republican rule since 1998, is composed of 40 seats. There were 20 seats up for re-election on this year’s ballot including Florida’s Third District, currently represented by Democratic Senator Bill Montford of Tallahassee. After a hard fight, Senate District 3 will remain blue for at least […]

JACKSONVILLE — Senator Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, visited the University of North Florida Monday to kick-off the first day of early voting.  After a brief halt in her day of campaigning in Orlando and Jacksonville due to two people associated with the campaign testing positive for […]

Florida A&M University Development Research School reopened as scheduled on Monday after classes transitioned to remote instruction two weeks ago following positive COVID-19 cases on campus. It was confirmed that one teacher and one non-instructional staff member tested positive for COVID-19. After contact tracing done by health officials, these two […]

In an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Florida A&M University created a Reopening Plan that required a large number of its courses to be moved to onlineand remote instruction. This includes courses that are offered by the School of Nursing. The effects of COVID-19 are something […]

Around this time of year, students, faculty, staff and alumni anxiously gather on the “Highest of Seven Hills” to attend the President’s Convocation. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we are not able to congregate and share the Rattler spirit. Nonetheless, Larry Robinson, the 12th president of Florida A&M University, said at this morning’s […]