Myrtis Louise Hall Mason was a dedicated and committed teacher who started her teaching career in Armstrong, Florida (also in St. Johns County). She then moved to Excelsior Elementary in St. Augustine to teach, along with her husband, Otis, in the same classroom where she was once a student. Ironically enough, she taught just down the hall from her then mother-in-law, who was still working. She loved teaching students in first and second grades, where she could see their progress from the first day of school to the last. To this day, many former students credit her with patiently guiding their hands while learning to write their names.
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The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Leon County. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Grappling with issues of government power and academic freedom, a federal appeals court Friday heard arguments in a battle about a 2022 Florida law that restricts how race-related concepts can be taught in state universities — a law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”
The Lighthouse of Broward hosted a Family Literacy Event sponsored by the Florida Panther Foundation to help parents and their children with low vision build literacy skills in Braille.
A Miami-Dade County circuit judge could face a public reprimand after an investigation concluded that he improperly commented on a motion to disqualify him from a case. An investigative panel of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission recommended a reprimand for Circuit Judge Alberto Milian, according to documents posted Monday on the Florida Supreme Court website.
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys, in a 36-page brief, argued that U.S. District Judge William Jung should deny a preliminary injunction sought by Florida and other plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in May.
Victor G. Harvey, the owner of Black-owned Victor George Spirits will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, June 25 starting at 11:30 am. This new building will be named The Victory Building after the historic Victory Theatre once located on historic Sistrunk Blvd. The 15,000 square foot facility will house a distillery, restaurant, cigar bar, whiskey lounge, event space and a rooftop bar and lounge located at 1017 Sistrunk Boulevard. Harvey will be joined by city and county officials for this event that is open to the public.
The Biden Administration is considering reclassifying marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, aligning it with substances like Tylenol with codeine, known for “moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.” Currently grouped with LSD and heroin, this adjustment wouldn’t federally decriminalize marijuana, though it’s seen by some as a potential step in that direction.
Now, Floridians with sickle cell disease are closer to a functional cure after health care officials authorized Medicaid coverage for newly FDA-approved gene therapies.