Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Ernie Sims hold up a 5-year-old Osiris Boykins who volunteered during the clinic. Sweat dripped off many young boys and girls' foreheads while they persevered through the heat at the 8th annual Ernie Sims Youth Football and Cheer Clinic. The City’s Parks and Recreations and Neighborhood Affairs Department hosted this […]
Photo Courtesy of MGN Online Florida residents can now go to their local pharmacies to receive more medical vaccinations. Florida House Bill 279 signed by Governor Rick Scott on June 10 went into effect on Wednesday. The new state law is offering new vaccinations at neighborhood pharmacies instead of only […]
Last week, thousands of people were out of power for days due to power lines being interrupted during a severe thunderstorm. These power outages have forced city officials to rethink how power is supplied. Although underground power lines seem like a great alternative to the problem, it will not […]
The 2015 HBCU Digest Awards at Hampton University honored Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum Ph.D. with the “Female President of the Year” Award on Friday night. President Mangum’s impressive year made her a top contender for the award. FAMU was ranked the No. 1 public HBCU in the nation […]
From left to right Lisa Derival, Elson Auquel, Carolyn Pompilus Since a 2010 earthquake caused the death of more than 200,000 people and displacement of 1.5 million individuals in Haiti, the Recycle4Haiti Foundation Inc. has collected more than 9,000 recyclables and gently used items to create revenue to assist with the aftermath […]
The City of Tallahassee embraced the challenge of designing the FAMU Way extension project so that it meets the transportation needs of the local community. The project also minimizes environmental impacts by addressing storm water pollution for Florida A&M University and the local community. As storm water pollution is the […]
Citizens enjoying the water show Out of 16 finalists, the City of Tallahassee celebrated its second time winning the National Civic League’s All American City (AAC) award. Tallahassee won its first award in 1999. Each of the ten city had to present a 15 minute presentation on projects they have […]
Lowest Unemployment Rate since April 2008 Photo Credit MGN Online The unemployment rate dropped from 5.5% to 5.3% with the addition of 223,000 jobs in June, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Following the creation of 12.8 million jobs during 64 consecutive months of gains, the United States […]
Photo Credit MGN Online With the housing market on the rise in most cities in the United States, house sales are expected to rise approximately 2.5 percent monthly, according to Zillow Real Estate. Garrett Kenny, author of Buying and Owning Property in Central Florida and CEO of The Feltrim […]
Photo Courtesy of MGN Online Florida A&M University leads the fifth Annual American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) HBCU Awards with 14 finalists. A record of 430 nominations from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the United States were submitted for the 2015 awards. According to HBCU Digest, finalists are selected […]