Monday, August 4, 2025
Courtesy of Amari Thomas The Tallahassee Oncology Support Services, better known as T.O.S.S., held a day of Spa and Beauty Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., offering free pampering for area cancer patients, survivors and family caretakers. T.O.S.S. is a group of local businesses involving Body Wisdom, Pretty In […]
Courtesy of ABC Governor Rick Scott has declared a public health emergency in four counties within the state of Florida due to the Zika virus. According to the governor’s office, Scott signed an order Wednesday to cover Miami-Dade, Lee, Hillsborough and Santa Rosa counties. Scott said the Florida Department of […]
Courtesy of Geneia Holman Florida A&M University’s Army ROTC program hosted their inaugural Allied Health Day, where they displayed an Army Field Hospital Wednesday in Howard Hall on FAMU’s campus. An Army Field Hospital is a small mobile medical unit designed to treat soldiers immediately during disasters or major accidents. […]
Courtesy of FAMU SJGC A panel of professors including Francine Huff, Maurice Johnson, Kenneth Jones, Dr. Lady Dhyana Ziegler and Dr. Juanita Hayes held a Capstone panel Wednesday evening to let Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism and Graphic Communication (SJGC) students know exactly what was what makes the perfect […]
Courtesy of Leah Wilson Professionals both young and old gathered for the CareerSource Capital Region hiring fair at Tallahassee Community College’s Center for Workforce Development Wednesday. With over 30 businesses in attendance, the fair matched career seekers proficient in information technology, financial services and broadcast journalism with interests in specified industries […]
Courtesy of Chavien Lockwood Chavien Lockwood, Florida A&M University political science graduate, announced he's running for City Commissioner in District 2 of nearby Quincy Jan. 18. Lockwood said that FAMU taught him to always stay humble, stay persistent and stay even-keeled. He also said that the journey has been nothing […]
Courtesy of CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released information Monday saying the E. coli infections tied to the Chipotle franchise may have come to an end. Of the 55 cases of the Chipotle E. coli infection, 21 people were hospitalized from 11 different states. Tampa Chipotle employee, […]
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum recently issued a challenge to continue finding 1,000 mentors for the program he launched in May 2015. Several community organizations were asked to participate in this program including: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Goodwill Goodguides, Leon County Schools and many others. They will help develop the support […]
Courtesy of Mary Chestang The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. partnered with popular Tallahassee fitness instructor, Splack Williams, for the BN Shape fitness event held at the Hansel E. Tooke Recreational Center on Tuesday. “We wanted to get the campus to come out and focus on […]
The search for a new engineering dean goes on. The FAMU-FSU engineering committee has been working with an interim dean since January 21. Thirteen members of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Dean Search Committee met Wednesday morning to continue their process. Last meeting, the committee came to an agreement on […]