Local News

Booze Bill

During the Covid –19 pandemic, several bars and restaurants suffered due to not serving their usual crowds but that all change when Re-presentative Josie Tomkow District 39 (Rep.)  who represents Osceola and Polk counties took the bill into her own hands sponsoring House Bill 329. […]

Entertainment

No Time to Die

      It’s a farewell. An elongated sendoff James Bond fans will instinctively desire. And they should. As should any action film enthusiast who likes a dash of style mixed in with their adrenaline-rush martini. […]

Sports

Lions Set New Record For Points, Edged By No. 6 Keiser University

Sophomore quarterback Antoine Williams set a new modern-era program record for most touchdown runs in a single game with his three scoring scampers; Florida Memorial University set a new modern-era record for points scored in a single game; and the Lions had the ball, trailing by five with less than a minute, with the chance to upset No. 6 Keiser University before having their rally hopes dashed by a turnover in the waning seconds and ultimately falling 31-26 Saturday afternoon at Nathaniel “Traz” Powell Stadium. […]

National News

Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Grant Thornton, and American Express Create Program to Help Career Counselors Prepare HBCU Students for Post-College Success

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is working with accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP and global financial services and lifestyle company American Express to create a Train the Trainer Career Readiness program. This program equips faculty and staff at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with the tools they need to help students navigate an increasingly competitive employment landscape. […]