Courtesy of Veronica Reynolds Florida A&M University alumna Veronica Reynolds, who serves as a school board accountant for Leon County Schools, was honored for her outstanding service when she was named School Related Employee of the Year Tuesday. Principal of Hartsfield Elementary BJ Van Camp introduced Reynolds to the audience […]
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CRTPA Discusses Restructure of the Board and Evaluation Committee
Courtesy of Mary Chestang The Capital Region Transportation Planning Agency held their committee meeting, Monday afternoon, to focus on the selection for a new Executive Director and to figure out if adding a sub-committee to this position will be beneficial. The three candidates up for the position are Mike Kozlosky, […]
FAMU to get new parking system
Florida A&M University’s Police Department has decided to invest between $39,000 and $42,000 to purchase T2 Parking meters, new vehicles and surveillance cameras on its patrol vehicles on campus to make parking more effective. The new T2 system allows students license plates to register as a parking decal. FAMU PD […]
Ohio Black Lives Matter activist commits suicide on steps of State House
Courtesy of Vibe Magazine Marshawn M. McCarrel II, a well-known 23-year-old Black Lives Matter activist and organizer, was found dead in front of the Ohio State House in Columbus, Ohio Monday night, according to the Columbus Dispatch. “Authorities were sent a little after 6 p.m. to a shooting at the […]
Chipotle closes stores for nationwide food safety meeting
Courtesy of Denver Business Journal Many Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants closed for several hours Monday to hold a nationwide all-staff meeting on food safety. This was a result of the E. coli, Salmonella and norovirus outbreaks that have infected customers in various states. According to Newsweek.com, a total of 188 […]
FAMU Spring SGA and Royal Court elections are underway
Courtesy of Ciera Campbell Hundreds gathered at the Candidates Meeting Sunday in the Grand Ballroom. The event, sponsored by the Florida A&M University Electoral Commission, served as the kickoff event for Royal Court and Student Government Association hopefuls. The meeting allowed candidates to introduce themselves to the student body and […]
FSU Appoints New Director of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship
Florida State University recently appointed Dr. Susan S. Fiorito, former FSU business professor and university administrator as its new founding director for the recently established Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship on Jan. 26. FSU recently received an 100 million donation from Jan Moran and the Jim Moran Foundation to create […]
It’s prom season at Genesis Church
Courtesy of Genesis Church It’s beginning to look like Prom Season at Genesis Church, as they prepare to host the 2nd annual “Night to Shine,” sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The Genesis Church announced its selection to host the upcoming nationwide Night to Shine prom for people with special […]
Rickards High School teacher put on administrative leave
Courtesy of Tallahassee Democrat A Rickards High School math teacher is facing four counts of battery after four female students filed complaints last month. The students claimed that William M. Cullen inappropriately touched them while they received one-on-one help from him. The Leon County Sheriff's Office reported that an investigation […]
FAMU launches new LiveSafe app
Courtesy of Shelinka Cunnigham The Florida A&M University Police Department will launch the LiveSafe App Feb. 25 making it available to all students, faculty and staff. The LiveSafe app is a free application that can be downloaded from all smartphones and is designed to help make the campus a safer […]