Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday. He was 93.
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Hans Ottinot, a prominent South Florida attorney, has been appointed this week as the interim city attorney for Lauderhill, a role that comes with a significant price tag for taxpayers. City records reveal that Ottinot will earn over $1 million annually in retainer fees.
During this unprecedented storm season, Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton caused significant impacts across the state of Florida. Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) responded swiftly to each storm, restoring power to impacted customers in a matter of days. Just as importantly, FPL’s enhancements to the electric grid, including building stronger infrastructure, undergrounding power lines and deploying smart grid technology continued to benefit customers and helped to avoid outages and speed restoration.
The Children’s Services Council of Broward County (CSC) is proud to announce a $500,000 investment in a collaborative partnership with Legal Aid Service of Broward County, the Broward County Human Services Department (BCHD), and the Manne Foundation to expand Legal Aid’s Homelessness Prevention Program. This initiative will provide critical legal and financial support to children and families at risk of eviction, addressing the growing housing crisis in Broward County.
Every child deserves a merry and bright holiday! With that message in mind, the Jessie Trice Community Health Foundation (JTCHF) and the Jessie Trice Community Health System (JTCHS) recently hosted their Annual Toy Drive at the JTCHS Dr. Fatima Zafar Center in Liberty City.
Black excellence was on full display Saturday during the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce’s (MDCC) 19th Annual Holiday Gala at the Hilton Miami Downtown. The event also marked 50 years of MDCC’s commitment to supporting Black businesses.
Originally a business administration major in the School of Business and Industry (SBI), Palmer soon understood her passion was not in spreadsheets. After being featured in Pink’s promotions, Palmer realized she wanted to explore a modeling career. She met with the owner of a Miami-based modeling agency who offered some harsh, but ultimately valuable advice.
Nunnie on the Sideline
The way the NBA is going with a heavy concentration on three-point shots, probably the last great guard-big man duo in professional basketball might be Shaquille O’Neal and the late Kobe Bryant. Shaq and Kobe combined for three consecutive NBA championships from 2000-2002. Both are regarded as two of the Top 50 players ever in the NBA. By most accounts they would both land in the top 20 players of all time.
In last week’s article I may have prematurely written the Miami Dolphins off as having no chance of making the playoffs. CBS’ Tony Romo outlined the very minuscule possibility, indicating that they were mathematically still in the hunt. Just as last week before the Texans’ defeat, the Dolphins must win their remaining games against the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets, both winnable games on the road, as they did Sunday against a depleted San Francisco 49er team.