July 2022 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

For tenth year in a row, county wins national award for digital excellence

July 22, 2022

Special to the Outlook For the tenth year in a row, Leon County Government was named one of the top-ranked digital municipal governments by the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties. Leon County placed first in Florida and fourth in its population category. The county has

Bar case over injured woman goes to Supreme Court

July 22, 2022

NSF Staff Report The guardian for a woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in 2014 has taken a legal fight with a Tallahassee bar to the Florida Supreme Court. The guardian for Jacquelyn Faircloth filed a notice this week that is a first

Leon County and CONA recognize neighborhood program winners

July 22, 2022

Local neighborhood winners were recognized at a County Commission meeting.Photo submitted. Special to the Outlook Leon County Government and the Council of Neighborhood Associations last Tuesday recognized outstanding neighborhoods and neighbors for the 41st time in the program’s history. This year’s winners were recognized for going above and beyond in

Demings takes national stage, but the mission is unchanged

July 22, 2022

US Senate candidate Val Demings is on a mission, according to Vanity Fair author Rita Omokha.Photo by Annie Liebovitz. Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminated Congressman Al Lawsons’ North Florida district. Lawson’s counting on his rural roots for victory as he runs in his old district against a Republican incumbent.Photo submitted By

Not for sale

July 22, 2022

Miracle Hill supporters make push to save nursing home’s legacy Terry Price, a board member of the Florida State Primitive Baptist Convention, makes a point at Saturday’s press conference.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Rev. RB Holmes expressed support for the effort to save Miracle Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center.Photo

Simmons named to ESPN’s 45 minority coaches under 45

July 22, 2022

Willie Simmons Special to the Outlook Consecutive winning seasons has always made coaches the target of programs with vacancies to fill. Willie Simmons is proof, as South Carolina pursued him 19 months ago. While Simmons decided to stay at FAMU, the chase for his services might not be over –

Brown had the right attitude to win in boxing tournament

July 22, 2022

Kelvin Brown (left) celebrates his championship win with trainer Shinny Burns.Photo submitted By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer One custom that amateur boxers are familiar with is that they seldom know their opponents until they’re matched up at a competition. After 14 bouts, Tallahassee welterweight boxers Kelvin Brown knows that

Report cites human rights violations in prisons throughout southern states

July 22, 2022

A recent report noted that Black people are more than eight times more likely to be placed in solitary confinement while incarcerated.NNPA photo submitted NNPA Staff Report NEW YORK – The Southern Prisons Coalition, made up of civil and human rights organizations, submitted a new report to the United Nations

As Trump court flexes power, Clarence Thomas emerges as spokesperson

July 22, 2022

Justice Clarence Thomas By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor From striking down Roe v. Wade and weakening environmental protections and threatening to strike Times v. Sullivan, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot to say lately. In the week after the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right

Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled as she becomes first African American woman to represent her state in nation’s history

July 22, 2022

A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune (right) now represents Florida in the Capitol, replacing a bronze sculpture of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith.NNPA photo submitted By D. Kevin McNeirSenior Editor Washington Informer After five years of struggles, negotiations that required state and federal approvals, logistical challenges and a fundraising effort