Social media is an excellent tool that many businesses are taking advantage of, and Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is a great example. TMH has a notable following on TikTok as well as Instagram. The local hospital has gone viral multiple times with various reels of cute animal therapists to their playful […]
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Leon County offers monkeypox vaccine to high-risk individuals
While the world is still in the age of the pandemic known as coronavirus, a dormant disease known as monkeypox has decided to re-emerge. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Monkeypox is “a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.” This disease can cause blisters […]
Scholarship honors a Rattler killed in Iraq
On Jan. 17, 2004, Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, Jr. was killed in an explosion on a road near Taji, north of Baghdad, in Iraq. Sgt. Randle, an alum of Florida A&M University, was born on Jan. 24, 1977, in Miami. On Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, the Soulever Foundation Inc. hosted […]
Staffing an ongoing issue for local restaurants
Tallahassee restaurants are in a hiring surge to fill staffing in multiple positions. These unfilled positions include servers, greeters, cooks and, for some establishments, managers. Local restaurants and franchises including Brooklyn Pizza, Hobbit American Grill, Island Seafood, Buffalo Wild Wings and Crafty Crab are “urgently hiring” for multiple positions, according […]
SJGC alumna realizing her dream
It is not always about how the journey starts, but how the journey is made. Breanna Rittman made sure to make the best out of her journey in journalism. It wasn’t always easy, but she made sure to make the most out of each experience. Rittman, a Gadsden County native, […]
An anonymous donor writes hefty check for School of the Environment
Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) School of The Environment recently received a $250,000 donation from an anonymous supporter to assist undergraduate students cover tuition costs. On Friday, Aug. 26, FAMU’s Division of Academic Affairs announced the anonymous donation. The donor was described as an “Observer” of the Energy Water Food Nexus […]
Polkinghorne Village West residents forced to relocate to local hotels
Florida A&M University (FAMU) students residing in Polkinghorne Village West, have been transitioned to off campus hotels due to a fire in a dorm room and flooding on four floors. The flooding that started from the fourth floor and trickled down to lower levels was caused by a student leaving an incense […]
Students struggle with forced move to hotels
On Aug. 25 social media was abuzz with the news that residents of Palmetto Phase III were to be moved out by the next day due to a “pest infestation.” The university confirmed this rumor hours later sending residents scrambling to collect all valuables by the end of the day […]
Yes, the pandemic continues
It’s a new school year with an old pandemic, and everything is reverting to normal except for the pandemic. With everything opening back up to standard, students are returning to campus with optional masks and six feet of distance not being enforced. FAMU offered hybrid classes last year, where some […]
Annual AIDS walk set for Sept. 15
Supporters of HIV/AIDS will have an opportunity to walk for a cause on Thursday, Sept.15. The annual walk will take place along the Southwood Nature Trails as part of Big Bend Cares, in partnership with Neighborhood Medical Center and Bond Community Health Center. The theme of this year’s walk is […]