Saturday, July 12, 2025
The millennial generation is the largest age group to emerge since the baby boomer generation, and as studies show in Florida, 18-to-34 year-olds are the largest population group. According to the Census Bureau, the number of Floridians age 18-34 outnumber those over age 65. Millennials have very different expectations […]
After more than a century, Confederate Memorial Day along with the birthdays of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Confederate President Jefferson Davis would no longer be legal holidays in Florida under a bill approved by a Senate committee. The bill (SB 214) is being sponsored by Senator Lauren Book, […]
The Division of Finance and Administration at Florida A&M University is currently searching and accepting applications for the position of associate vice president. The search committee met on Tuesday, Feb 13, to finalize details centered around the interview process for job candidates. The vacancy for the position has been […]
Florida A&M University School of Nursing Building sign Photo credit: Cierra Richardson A new Florida law will now make it easier for nurses to be able to practice in other states. The law went into effect Jan. 19 and it allows for licensed practical nurses and registered nurses who are licensed in one […]
FAMU Office of the President Babara C. Pippin, Director of Governmental Relations Even when one retires, the job to enhance higher education is never done. But when one has the support of an entire university, it makes the job worthwhile. Barbara Cohen-Pippin has fit comfortably into her role as Director […]
Photo Credit: FAMU Housing Football players at Florida A&M now have the choice of staying on or off campus, as long as they are not a freshman. Players who are awarded an athletic scholarship are assigned to live in the on-campus apartments, Palmetto Phase III. Azende Rey, a sophomore broadcast […]
Construction continues at Casanas Village, 448 W Georgia St. Photo credit: Dominique Collins Residents and business owners in Frenchtown are on edge as they watch the transformation of their historic neighborhood happen day by day. The recent developments throughout Frenchtown have resulted in the closings of a local funeral […]
Photo credit: WTXL In July 2017, it was reported that Leon County had the highest crime rate in the state for the third year in a row. Those were stats for 2016, according to annual figures released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). In 2017, there were a […]
Photo credit: MGN Online The Florida House of Representatives passed an education bill Thursday that would, among other things, make it easier for families to use public monies to send their children to private and charter schools. The House voted 66-43 in favor of HB7055, which contained nearly 200 pages, […]
Thomas Clifford Clark A body found Monday, Jan. 15 in Tallahassee, Florida has been identified. According to police, the patrol officers were responding to a call at Carter Howell Strong Park at 10 a.m. when the body was discovered. The body was identified as 53-year-old, Thomas Clifford Clark. He was […]