December 2022 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

County Commission approves request to rename courthouse for Judge Aikens

December 13, 2022

Judge Augustus Aikens Jr. (second left) expressed his appreciation to County Commissioner for taking the first step in renaming Leon County Courthouse in his honor.Screenshot By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A letter sent to Leon County commissioners requesting renaming the courthouse for judge Augustus Aikens Jr. included just about

Rattlers volleyball season ends with straight-set loss

December 13, 2022

FAMU’s volleyball season ended with a straight-set loss to Florida in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics GAINESVILLE, Fla. — FAMU’s path to repeating as champions of the SWAC wasn’t easy, mostly because of Alabama State. Both teams had split their regular-season meetings and it took

FSU, Louisville have skid in common

December 13, 2022

Matthew Cleveland Special to the Outlook Florida State and Louisville have this much in common: Both men’s basketball programs are struggling at this stage of the season. The Cardinals lost their first eight games and FSU is 1-9 at this point. Things will change a little for someone of them

Rattlers come home in search of second basketball victory

December 13, 2022

Chase Barrs, a transfer from Western Michigan, led FAMU on the boards with six rebounds against the Bulldogs.Photo courtesy FAMU athletic Special to the Outlook Depth and experience, the two things that have been against the FAMU men’s basketball team up to this point in the season, should be in

HBCU football fans have strong opinions of Sanders’ move

December 13, 2022

Deion Sanders will coach JSU in the Celebration Bowl before departing to become head coach at Colorado.Photo by Vaughn Wilson By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer After ending the season with just one win, Colorado couldn’t punt. The clock was running and only at least a field goal could bring

School immunizations slide

December 13, 2022

Immunization of school-age children hit a new low last year.NSF photo By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Last school year marked a more than 10-year low for Florida’s kindergarten and seventh-grade students completing all doses of required immunizations, according to a recent report from the state Department of Health. About

U.S. Sugar completes deal amid legal fight

December 13, 2022

U.S. Sugar Corp. has completed a $315 million acquisition of Imperial Sugar Co.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida U.S. Sugar Corp. has completed a $315 million purchase of another large player in the sugar industry as the federal government continues to fight the merger on

DeSantis administration departures stack up

December 13, 2022

NSF Staff Report Two state agency heads are stepping down from their posts as Gov. Ron DeSantis moves into a second term as governor. DeSantis announced in a series of tweets Monday that Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Dane Eagle and Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Executive Director

Racist sentenced to life in prison for Buffalo mass killing of African Americans

December 13, 2022

Payton Gendron surveilled the Black community in Buffalo before launching his mass killing.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrowMedia A White man who traveled to a Buffalo grocery store in May and killed 10 African Americans, including Black Press writer Katherine Massey, pled guilty to 25 criminal

Justice Francis targeted in challenges to appeals court candidates

December 13, 2022

Justice Renatha Francis By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Legal challenges to six candidates seeking to be appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to two appellate courts took another twist, after plaintiffs filed requests to disqualify Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis from the cases. The challenges, originally filed Nov. 17