Sunday, July 6, 2025
Courtesy of My Plastic Free Life Robyn Seniors, president of the senior class at Lawton Chiles High School in Tallahassee and co-chair of the Clean Water for Flint youth committee, spoke at the Third Thursday Lecture Series hosted by Florida A&M University’s Sociology and Criminal Justice Club. Seniors was prompted […]
The House of Representatives voted 81-31 in favor of a bill Thursday that would be extremely beneficial for teachers who scored highly on their ACT and SAT exams. Florida created the “Best and Brightest” teacher bonus program in 2015 with intentions on rewarding its teachers. Initially established as a one-year […]
Courtesy of Anquinette Taylor A new Hardee's restaurant opened on 2410 Apalachee Parkway, not too far from the Governor Square mall, early Wednesday morning. Co-owner of the Hardee’s franchise Ernest Ponder built his first Hardee’s in Tallahassee in 1996 on North Monroe Street. Ponder explained he, and co-owner and brother […]
Courtesy of School Transportaion News It was just another school day for 12-year-old middle school student and DeBary native Gabrielle Mair, who was getting off the bus and suddenly struck by a car and killed June 2010. Mair died June 2, one day after the fatal incident. Senate Bill 1570, […]
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor released a statement Feb. 17 asking Mayor Gillum and City Commissioners to allow local citizens to decide on adopting and establishing a Citizens’ Police Review Board and a Citizens’ Utility Review Board on the upcoming ballot in November. For the Citizen […]
Courtesy of TCC Tallahassee Community College Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that occurred Tuesday morning in the Ghazvini Center for Health Education on TCC’s campus. Around 10:30 a.m., a female student reported that she had been sexually assaulted at the Surgeons Drive Campus. TCCPD Chief Chris Summers said that the woman has vague […]
Courtesy of Leon High School Parents have been concerned about the safety of their children due to the recent threats and fire evacuations at Leon High School. The latest incident occurred Feb. 1 around 10 a.m. when the Leon High School’s fire alarm went off due to what started off […]
Courtesy of FAMU Forward Florida A&M University held its annual Black History Month Convocation Monday at 6 p.m. in Gaither Gymnasium. This was a new initiative by the university to stage a convocation in the evening. Brandon Johnson, second-year political science student from Gainesville, shared his views on convocation and […]
The Omega Psi Phi Chi Theta Chapter at Florida State University is under investigation for hazing allegations. The hazing allegedly took place in 2015 to at least one student of the fraternity but the incident was reported this year, according to local CBS affiliate TV station WCTV. FSU’s Dennis Schnittker, […]
Courtesy of Hailey Ray Sun, Sand and Speed, a history of Florida auto racing, is the newest exhibit to come to the Museum of Florida History, which began January 22. The museum hosts a variety of temporary exhibits throughout the year and auto-racing was next in line to hold a […]