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Can Rick Scott’s “Fixer” Fix Broward Voting?

The Westside Gazette Newspaper is looking for Junior Writers and Photographers to be apart of our Youth Photojournalism Program (Ages 10-16). Interested in being apart of our team? E-mail brhsr@thewestsidegazette.com

After many successful years in education, Janice became the Principal of Redan High School in Dekalb County, Georgia. Under her leadership, Redan continues to grow  academically with strong extra-curricular offerings for the students. Because of her hard work and dedication, she was awarded the Community and Five Point Thrust Award in the category of Education Development. at the “Grand Celebration by the Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

On May 14, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Russian hackers gained access to voter databases in two counties in the state before the 2016 presidential election. DeSantis added that the hackers didn’t manipulate any data and the results of the election were not changed. He provided no proof that was the case.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Denovo, Inc. d/b/a Ascend Career Academy will hold a Special Meeting, for the purpose of taking…

Petty Officer 1st Class Emenson Exilus, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, always wanted to join the Navy. He had the opportunity ten years ago to join the military and decided it was time to join and serve his country.

Dr. E. LaBrent Chrite will become the seventh president of Bethune-Cookman University, following a national search. He will take office effective July 1, 2019.

Students from Florida A&M University (FAMU) took second place in the MuniMod competition in Orlando. The team’s winning product was “Accru,” an application dedicated to matching interested local businesses with city-owned vacant property. Working with local development departments and redevelopment agencies, this proposed database will use multiple mediums to connect businesses and the public at large with vacant municipal properties. The University of West Florida took first place in the competition. FAMU took home a second-place prize of $5,000.

Broward County and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau are excited to announce that the project to expand the Broward County Convention Center and add a new four diamond Headquarters Hotel in Fort Lauderdale has officially be-gun. This phased project began with a demolition event at the Portside Center today and will follow a schedule of construction activities into 2023. After years of planning a larger and more advanced Convention Center, the project is now in motion.

     Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert III and former Los Angeles Raiders Tackle Henry “Killer” Lawrence are among 16 alumni lauded for their outstanding service and distinguished careers.