Courtesy of WCTV Plans are underway to finish the water and sewer construction project on Pensacola Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The ongoing construction project to repave West Pensacola Street between Macomb Street and Duval Street and MLK Boulevard between All Saints Street and College Avenue started Monday, […]
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Tallahassee Airport Receives Federal Grant to Improve Air Services
Resident and students that enjoy traveling can expect to see a new set of flights added in the Tallahassee International Airport (TLH). On Wednesday, the Federal Department of Transportation announced the Tallahassee International Airport as one of the 11 cities awarded with the Small Community Air Service Development grant. The […]
Tallahassee Property-Tax Increase Has Been Passed
Courtesy of WCTV A 4-1 vote has passed a 13-percent property-tax increase by the Tallahassee City Commission on Wednesday. The original increase proposed by City Manager Anita Favors Thompson was 23-percent, which is 10-percent higher than the recently approved increase. The one vote against this motion was City Commissioner Scott […]
SGA President Targeted for Impeachment
61st Student Body President, Tonnette Graham. The student senate voted Monday to have Student Body President, Tonnette Graham, impeached. Graham is a Tallahassee native and was the youngest student senate president in FAMU's history. She is currently serving her second term. Monday at the student senate meeting, a speaker, in lobbying form, Kyle […]
Build Your Bucket
Courtesy of Leon County and City of Tallahassee Saturday, Sept. 19, from noon to 3:00 p.m. the Leon County and City of Tallahassee will host its first "Build Your Bucket" event at the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1115 Easterwood Dr. The county and the city are […]
Stage set for Friday’s Impeachment Hearing
Florida A&M’s Judicial and Rules Committee held a meeting Wednesday to review and discuss their role and answer any questions regarding the decision by the Student Senate on Monday to impeach SGA President Tonnette Graham. Judicial and Rules Chairman, Pernell Mitchell gave a brief overview of Monday’s meeting. After his […]
Tallahassee International Airport to Receive Grant
Photo Credit: talgov.com A new flight route through United Airlines may be conducted to Houston from Tallahassee after receiving the Small Community Air Service Development grant. Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) is the only Florida recipient that will receive this grant by the Federal Department of Transportation. The $750,000 grant underlines […]
College Students, Politics And The 2016 Presidential Race
Photo: Marjorie Pierre Voting poll numbers reveal that college students across the U.S. do not follow the presidential race. Political analysts say students that are not politically involved tend to vote for the more popular candidate, or just for an “I Voted” sticker. Tiandra Williams is a first-year nursing […]
Delta State University Shooter Kills Two and Takes His Own Life
Delta State shooter, Shannon Lamb. Photo: cnn Three people are now dead after a campus shooter opened fire on Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. Monday morning. History professor Ethan Schmidt, died from multiple gunshot wounds after Shannon Lamb, a geography and social science instructor at the university shot him […]
Tallahassee Museum Host African American World War Exhibit
Courtsey of tallahasseemuseum.org Tallahassee Museum presents African Americans in World War II (WWII). starting July 1-Sept. 30 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibit is geared towards highlighting the achievements of African Americans who have served in all five service branches during the WWII. SPC Steven Ford, explains how those African Americans […]