September 2021 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Pillow’s coaching debut set with FAMU women’s basketball schedule release

September 10, 2021

Women’s basketball coach Shalon Pillow (right) joined other FAMU coaches when the move to the SWAC was announced.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Special to the Outlook Within about two months, the wait for the debut of Shalon Pillow as head coach of the FAMU women’s basketball team will be over.

Noles go to OT in three-point loss to Irish

September 10, 2021

Quarterback McKenzie Milton returned to playing football for the first time since 2018.Photo courtesy Forthewin By Chuck WalshSeminoles.com On the night that Florida State celebrated the legacy of the legendary Bobby Bowden, Mike Norvell opened up his second season as FSU’s head Coach. The Seminoles scored 18-unanswered points in the

Freshman makes strong case to be starting QB

September 10, 2021

Junior Muratovic (center) came on in the fourth quarter, making an impressive appearance.Photo by FAMU athletics St. Clair Murraine Around the second week of fall camp, true freshman Junior Muratovic had folks around the FAMU football practice field taking notice. He was doing things with ease that not too many

Leaders up on state finances, down on new programs

September 10, 2021

Sen. Audrey Gibson By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Florida’s financial outlook is in “great shape,” barring a direct hit from a hurricane or another pandemic, officials said. And even with an anticipated influx of tax dollars, don’t expect budget leaders to support proposals for new or expanded programs as

Conviction upheld in death of woman, baby

September 10, 2021

Markquise Wallace NSF Staff report An appeals court upheld the conviction of a man in a hit-and-run crash in Pensacola that killed a woman and a baby in 2018. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal rejected most of the arguments raised by attorneys for Markquise Wallace,

FSU wants judge to toss lawsuit over shutdown

September 10, 2021

FSU wants a class-action suit filed by a law student over not having in-person classes to be dismissed. By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Florida State University is asking a federal judge to toss out a potential class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for students who were forced to learn remotely in

Abortion decision quickly fuels Florida debate

September 10, 2021

Florida lawmakers are debating whether the state should change abortion laws.iStock photo By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida While Gov. Ron DeSantis said people shouldn’t “read too much into” the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law that bans almost all abortions, Republican legislative leaders indicated they will

Orange Blossom memories from South Florida

September 10, 2021

Photos by Vaughn Wilson FAMU President Dr. Larry Robinson. FAMU head coach Willie Simmons.JSU head coach Deion Sanders working the sideline. FAMU QB Junior MuratovicRattlers wrap up a JSU runner.FAMU QB Rasean McKay throws away from JSU pressure. Bishop Bonnet runs through a hole. JSU head coach Deion Sanders arrives.Marching

President Biden: You must do more to protect voting rights

September 10, 2021

Ben Jealous I was proud to work hard for the election of President Joe Biden. And I was proud to protest outside the Biden White House on Aug. 24. Along with other voting rights activists, including our co-organizers at the League of Women Voters, I called on President Biden to

Pro-life should really mean pro life

September 10, 2021

David W. Marshall Belhaven is a small rural town located along the coast of eastern North Carolina. This majority-African American community has a median income which is three times less than the state median. Many of its approximately 1,700 residents lack health insurance. From 2005 to 2017, Adam O’Neal served