Sunday, July 27, 2025
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 […]
Over the span of the pandemic, medical professionals have made it clear that COVID-19 risks increase with age. Adults 65 and older are the most vulnerable demographic in terms of hospitalization and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 8 out of 10 deaths reported in the […]
As the pandemic continues with no end in sight, government agencies have been slowly rolling out the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to frontline essential workers and people over the age of 65. In the coming months, we can expect to see the implementation of vaccines among other age groups […]
Tallahassee Community College hs started a new program called The Pathfinders to aid active duty, retired and affiliated military officers into transitioning as a student at the college. The Pathfinders program employs and provides service veterans with instruction, assistance, opportunities, activism, financial planning as well as a sense of belonging. […]
Leon County’s Commission on the Status of Women and Girls held a Health and Education Committee meeting Monday, addressing things regarding how to stay safe health-wise and how to introduce sexual education in local schools. Middle schools in Leon County have only one sex education class and in high school […]
Coronavirus deaths have declined in the past 10 days, but health professionals worry that with the new and more powerful strains of COVID, those deaths may rise again. Research has shown that now you may inhale less and be more harmed by the new wave of coronavirus. Recently, some high-profile […]
Florida state Senator Gary M. Farmer Jr.introduced Senate Bill 664 in late January, proposing that marijuana become legal in Florida for adults over the age of 21. Currently, only medicinal marijuana — which requires a prescription — is legal in the Sunshine State. If SB 664 is approved, adults will […]
The undergraduate student success center has added more than five new services that will help accommodate and include graduate and professional students. Originally, the center offered services such as academic coaching, workshops, tutoring, and transfer student services primarily to undergraduate students. Now, the academic coaching unit wants to incorporate new […]
Florida A&M University recently sent an email out to all students and staff about Bragg Stadium’s COVID-19 testing site’s new protocol, which will require health insurance information or a driver’s license for anyone wanting to be tested. Testing is still available Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. […]
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 […]