April 2021 – Page 7 – Capital Outlook

Son of Jesse Jackson to help deal with high costs of prison phone calls

April 16, 2021

Yusef Jackson By Hazel Trice EdneyTriceEdneyWire.com Attorney and entrepreneur Yusef Jackson is joining the executive team at Aventiv Technologies, according to a company announcement. Jackson is the son of Rainbow/PUSH founder Jesse Jackson and has been a longtime advocate for civil rights alongside his family. Jackson’s role was described as

Healthcare budget includes ‘ifs’

April 16, 2021

Senate President Wilton Simpson By Christine SextonNews Service of Florida Florida lawmakers might be getting a $10 billion influx of money from Washington and an infusion of additional state tax dollars, but the Republican-controlled House and Senate passed dueling budgets this week that would slash funding for hospitals and other

Commercial truck driving program at TCC puts inmates on road to new careers

April 16, 2021

Kimberly Moore (center), Vice President for Workforce Innovation at TCC, joined seven inmates who received certifications for completing the commercial truck driving program.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Adjunct professor James Taylor runs the commercial truck driving program at TCC.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Choking

CHP addition part of Care Point reboot

April 16, 2021

Care Point Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Appelbaum (left) and President/CEO Rob Renzi (right) speak with reporters during a recent press briefing.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Elizabeth Emmanuel, CEO of the Downtown Improvement Authority, is a patient at Care Point where she sits in the lab.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By

Speakers advocate vaccination at memorial for COVID-19 victims

April 16, 2021

Local lives lost to COVID-19 were memorialized with hundreds of white crosses.Photo by St. Clair Murraine County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings noted the difficulty that families of COVID-19 victims face.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Hundreds of miniature white crosses and tiny American flags lined the

Orr seeks to continue softball success at FAMU

April 9, 2021

Constance Orr wants to establish her own legacy as new head coach of the FAMU softball program.Photo submitted By Brian J. Howard Office of Communications Constance Orr spent five seasons being groomed to be head coach of the title-winning Florida A&M softball team. After learning under legendary coach Veronica Wiggins,

‘Incident’ knocks TCC men out of postseason

April 9, 2021

While the TCC men’s basketball team won’t be competing in the state tournament, sophomore El Elli (Center) was named the Panhandle Conference Player of the Year.TCC photo courtesy of Greg Rowland Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College’s men’s basketball team will not participate in the 2021 postseason following a

Rattlers show strengths in OT spring game win by Orange team

April 9, 2021

Receiver Chris Sanders’ teammates help him celebrate after he scored a touchdown during Saturday’s spring game.Photo by Vaughn WilsonReSean McKay went into Saturday’s spring game as the quarterback to beat for the starting job.Photo by Vaughn Wilson By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer With renovation construction at Bragg Stadium as

President Biden, please ignore the former president

April 9, 2021

Julianne Malveaux The previous president, also known as 45, or the Orange Man, or the Nutty Narcissist, kept our nation with his insanity for more than four years. President Biden is best advised to ignore his predecessor and should not even stoop to mention his name. Why not? The nation,

Ask Judge Smith

April 9, 2021

As presidents go, I’m just wild about Harry J. Layne Smith Q. Judge Smith, it seems no one can talk anymore without resorting to cursing words. Does this happen in court too? A retired English teacher. A. My late father used to say that a person who resorts to cursing