Author: Kayla Parker

News

An Uber-related incident in Tallahassee has Raised many Safety Issues.

Antonio Warren, 35 (Photo: Leon County Jail) A Tallahassee Community College student escaped an attempted kidnapping by a man posing as an Uber driver early Tuesday morning. Antonio Warren was charged with kidnapping with intent to commit a felony and arrested by the Florida State Police. The female student accepted […]

News

FAMU SJGC Mourns the Loss of a Fellow Rattler

23-year-old, Julius Johnson-Rich. A Florida A&M University student passed away Monday after suffering a siezure, leading to cardiac arrest. Julius Johnson-Rich, 23, known to his peers as “Jay”, was a former Broadcast Journalism student at Florida A&M University from Pensacola, Fla. On August 24, 2015 Julius along with his friends […]

News

Two Suspects Captured in Stolen Car Crash Near FAMU’s Campus

The Tallahassee Police Department is currently investigating a stolen car incident. If you had an early class at Florida A&M University (FAMU), your usual walk to class was accompanied by the sound of circulating helicopters on Wednesday morning. The Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) enlisted the help of the Leon County […]

Sports

Rattlers Prepared for Bulls

Courtesy of FAMU Athletics FAMU's new head football coach, Alex Wood, is confident that this season is an opportunity for growth as he stated in today’s Press Conference. This upcoming Saturday will mark the official season opener and start of Alex Wood’s new regime. Coach Wood is at ease about […]

Sports

Bittersweet Moment for FAMU Baseball

Former FAMU assistant baseball coach, Brett Richardson. Former Florida A&M University assistant baseball coach Brett Richardson will be moving on to a higher position as head coach at Alcorn State.  Richardson has coached 18 consecutive seasons at FAMU. He started out as a player, then a graduate assistant, and moved up […]

Lifestyles

Tallahassee Museum Host African American World War II Exhibit

Tuskegee Airman, Howard A. Wooten.    Tallahassee Museum presents African Americans in World War II (WWII). starting July 1-Sept. 30 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibit is geared toward highlighting the achievements of African Americans who have served in all five service branches during WWII. More than 2.5 million African Americans […]

Lifestyles

iGrow means Tallahassee Grows

Mayor Andrewv Gillum showing his support for iGrow. Tallahassee Food Network’s (TFN) youth-focused group, iGrow, opened a new garden on Friday to help inner city children learn the importance of agriculture and leadership.   iGrow “What You Like,” is a South City youth empowerment and agricultural program run solely by […]

Opinions

Kanye For President?

As the season changes to fall, Americans have so many things to look forward to. Whether its highly coveted Pumpkin-spice lattes, animalistic football rituals, or simply counting down the last quarter of the year, change is once again in the air. This particular season also brings the runway walk of […]

Lifestyles

The First Tallahassee Gentlemen’s Quarterly

Mayor, Andrew Gillum and Mr. FAMU, Imir Hall   Mr. Florida A&M University (FAMU) wasted no time getting involved in the community by hosting the first youth men’s conference Saturday in the university’s Grand Ballroom. Tallahassee Gentlemen’s Quarterly (TGQ), brought young men from Leon and Gadsden counties with hopes that […]

Lifestyles

New Shoe Boutique Brings Something New to Tallahassee

Owner Anthony Castro helping customer try on shoes Pink Shoe Bag held its grand opening Friday, giving customers a fresh experience of unique styles.  Customers were welcomed with the scent of fresh food, the sound of popular tunes by DJ Loosekid and a 20 percent off sale. The boutique opened […]