ST. GEORGE ISLAND — Red tide blooms surfaced last month around St. George Island in nearby Franklin County. Several reports of fish kill and respiratory struggles solidified the disruptive algae bloom’s arrival. Blooming normally starts late summer or fall, but close tracking for the current bloom started December 2020. The […]

The United States Postal Services have stopped individually sorting mail for many of the student housing apartments. Residents of The Social 2700 noticed the change earlier this year when the frequency in which they received mail changed. Some say they went from getting mail every other day to maybe once […]

The Tallahassee Police Department has established a six-month patrolling initiative to improve protection and compliance for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists. It went into effect Monday. Tallahassee is among the top 15 cities in Florida for crashes resulting in serious or fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists, according to the Florida […]

Coming to college can be a big step for anyone, whether in-state or out-of-state. College offers new-found freedom, new friends and a plethora of experiences one can explore. In the United States, people normally enter college after graduating high school, putting them between the ages of 17 and 19. According […]

Not only was this year’s homecoming a welcome return, it was also a limited one.  Much to the surprise of many, events on campus like the pep rally allowed for only so many students and alumni to participate. As the Gaither gymnasium began to fill up with rowdy students and […]

Marcus Johnson, a junior pre-kindergarten/primary education major at Florida A&M, says he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes when he was 15. “Diabetes runs in my family,” he said. “When I found out I had Type 2 diabetes, I didn’t know much about it. I just knew it was a […]

Just weeks following the assassination of the president of Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula on Aug. 14. It caused devastation on the island, and students in Tallahassee with family in Haiti have been anxious ever since. Born and raised in Haiti, Jasula Jeannot is a Florida […]

Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, as part of its “Grads Are Back” homecoming week events, hosted a panel discussion, “Beyond the newsroom: Where your journalism degree can take you.” At the event, Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta, and Yolanda Cade with Disney, unexpectedly pledged […]

Leon County’s search for a Children’s Services Council director may be coming to an end. With two of three finalists dropping out, only Tallahassee native Cecka Rose Green remains. The Florida A&M University alumna began her career as a publication assistant for the Florida League of Cities after she earned […]

On October 19, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey visited Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health to present the Pharmacy Week Proclamation in celebration of local pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians. The American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) declared October 17-23, 2021, as the National […]