Author: Carma Henry

Sasser, Georgia is the epitome of a “Leave It to Beaver” existence. Nestled in a serene part of southeast Georgia (outside of Albany) where tradition trumps progress, there is an unwritten rule that permeates throughout the fabric of life within that slap-happy community.

And that is how the dust settled and the smoke cleared over the political career of former State Senator Mandy Dawson (Dem., Fort Lauderdale).

Black business boondoggle!

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, along with officials from White House and the Smithsonian Institution joined high school student leaders from New York and Washington D.C., recently for a series of events celebrating the 48th anniversary of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A Colorado teen helped save the lives of a woman and her children, even though it resulted in him being shot.

Governor Rick Scott’s business missions,” said Florida Realtors President Summer Greene. In Scott’s first year-and-a half as Florida’s governor, he has visited Brazil, Canada, Israel, Panama, and Spain.

An audit of the state office charged with administering grants meant to encourage energy efficiency and alternative fuels turned up nearly $3 million in potential fraud along with other financial mismanagement, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Broward Health Community Health Services will host a Back to School Health and Resource Fair to provide immunizations and physicals that children must have before returning to school. The fair is a culmination of multiple immunization events that began in June.

A triumvirate of leading anti-HIV campaigners agreed Monday that the AIDS epidemic can be wiped out in this generation if there is an adequate investment of funds and other resources.

Department of Health Deputy Secretary Dr. Steven Harris will leave his DOH post to become director of medical services for the Florida Department of Corrections.