Monday, July 21, 2025
The Leon County School Board discusses ways to prevent safety and security following the recent events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Photo credit: Brea Hollingsworth Leon County Schools held their bi-weekly school board meeting on Tuesday night that included an extensive topic on safety and security in schools following the […]
Student senators met in the Senate Chambers of Florida A&M University this Monday to cover an agenda of reports, confirmations and unfinished business. This week's meeting honored Interpersonal Violence Awareness with a purple decorated room. Some senators wore purple and attendees were served food and drinks. During the committee […]
A Home for Sale by the Lauer Real Estate Group. Photo Submitted by Cierra Richardson. While Florida is a prime destination for tourists to enjoy a get-away vacation, two proposed bills involving vacation rental properties may affect the tourism industry. Senate Bill 1400, sponsored by Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, plans to preempt […]
The Rattlers achieved their 17th loss to the Coppin State Eagles in Baltimore, Maryland on Jan. 9. It was a tough fought battle that gave them their first overtime series of the season. Senior Rattler guard Marcus Barham had 19 points in 49 minutes, shooting 4-17, which tied Coppin […]
Desmond Williams dribbling the ball down court. Photo credit: FAMU Athletics The Florida A&M men’s basketball team defeated North Carolina A&T, the number one team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, at the Al Lawson Center 83-77, giving them a two game winning streak as they improve their conference record to seven […]
FAMU men's basketball coach Robert McCullum is leading the Rattlers in his first season as head coach. Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Robert McCullum, is confident his team is heading in the right direction. The first-year coach of Florida A&M’s men’s basketball program acknowledges that the team struggled early in the […]
Middle school students clapping after Michelle Bono, event facilitator and influential speaker, completed her presentation. Photo credit: Jessica Gardner The Leon County Health Department along with Florida A&M University’s School of Allied Health Sciences hosted the 12th annual 2018 Students Working Against Tobacco leadership summit on Feb. 22 in the […]
Tevin King doing a push up with girl on his back. As college students, we spend a lot of time studying, doing schoolwork and hanging out with friends. One thing we aren’t making time for is exercise. Limited food choices make it very difficult to eat healthy so it’s important […]
Florida A&M Athletic Director Milton Overton Jr., unexpectedly announced in October that he would be accepting the same position with Kennesaw State. Weeks later following the Rattler football season, the university appointed John Eason as Interim Director of Athletics. FAMU’s athletic department underwent a plethora of improvements under Overton’s […]
Devante Jefferson is a music producer, radio personality and entrepreneur. You may know him better as “Backpack Beatz.” The 26-year- old FAMU alum is originally from Milton. Backpack learned to play the piano and the drums so his transition into producing was an easy one. He quickly started […]