After having five athletes rank in the top 48 in region in their events, FAMU is sending the quintet to compete in the NCAA East Preliminaries at the University of Kentucky in Lexington ― Joseph DeRosier (110-meter hurdles), Nya Blocker (100 and 200-meter race), Breanna Brown-Marshall (high jump), Rori Lowe (100-meter race), and Katelynn Smith (400-meter hurdles).
Author: Carma Henry
Carma Henry
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It is a new era in Edward Waters women’s basketball, as the team has announced the hiring of a new head coach.
When Tillman successfully defended her dissertation in December, she became the youngest person — at age 17 — to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health at Arizona State, associate professor Leslie Manson told ABC’s “Good Morning America” for a story Monday.
The longest-running path program for aviation college students, Gateway University was launched in 2008 to partner with top university aviation programs and address the career uncertainty many developing pilots experience when starting out. With one of JetBlue’s largest crew bases at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and numerous destinations served from surrounding airports including Miami and Palm Beach, Broward College is also ideally positioned to help area students study for in-demand careers that allow them to stretch their wings and fly while still maintaining their connection to home.
Recently the Florida Department of Education announced Dr. Clayton Nylund, a teacher at Howard W. Blake High School in Hillsborough County, as one of the five 2025 Teacher of the Year state finalists. The five state finalists were chosen from 74 district teachers of the year. The 2025 Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year winner will be announced at a gala in Orlando on July 25, 2024.
A new state report shows that 22,409 abortions were reported in Florida during the first four months of 2024. Here are counties with the most abortions. The numbers reflect county residents who had abortions, not necessarily the counties where abortions took place.
In the second similar endorsement in recent days, incoming Senate President Ben Albritton, R-Wauchula, on Monday backed Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, in a primary contest for an open Senate seat. Fine faces two other Republicans and a Democrat seeking to replace term-limited Sen. Debbie Mayfield, R-Indialantic, in Brevard County’s Senate District 19. Albritton, who will become Senate president after the November elections, is an influential figure who can direct large amounts of money to candidates as chairman of the Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Local news has its finger on the pulse of our communities. When city council acts (or acts up), when disaster strikes, when corruption or scandal needs to be scrutinized, local news steps up. From our kids’ sporting events to small town heroes, road construction detours to storm preparedness, they cover stories of interest and importance to our daily lives – stories that large media overlooks.
There are some issues that are so complex that experts are needed to find the safest way forward. One of these is nuclear weapons policy. But we are a democracy, where the peoples’ will prevails. Our country has never had a national discussion in real depth about nuclear issues. It is time to begin one.
Bradley B. Bowen Funeral services were held May 11th at Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ. Anthony Brown, Sr . Funeral services were held April…