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Parks enters race for Senate District 3 seat

June 11, 2024

Daryl Parks By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Before his successful career as a civil rights attorney started, Daryl Parks had a passion for using an elected office to affect positive change for people. Almost three decades since he was president of the student government body at FAMU, Parks is

Change is coming

June 11, 2024

City to break ground soon for ‘come alive in 2025’ projects Infrastructure work is underway for construction of the new headquarters for Tallahassee Police Department.Photo by St. Clair Murraine John Powell (left) director of construction for the City of Tallahassee, and city manager Reese Goad.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By

Against the gain II

April 24, 2024

The disrespect of Commission Chair Cummings must stop Vaughn Wilson I was literally appalled watching a Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency meeting online in March. I was livid at the treatment I saw toward Leon County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Cummings as she moderated the meeting. There were hot topics discussed that go

Community groups bring holiday cheer to HOPE Community residents

April 24, 2024

Three organizations volunteered to organize an Easter egg hunt and door-to-door delivery of baskets to families in the HOPE Community.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Children living at the Family Promise of the Big Bend’s HOPE Community got the Easter season off with an egg hunt in their neighborhood. In

DeSantis signs TCC rebrand

April 24, 2024

Sen. Corey Simon NSF Staff Report Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he signed a measure that will rename Tallahassee Community College as Tallahassee State College. The renaming of TCC follows nearly every other school in the state’s network of 28 colleges shedding the “community college” label in favor of “college”

After feds raid his homes and media tracks private jet, Diddy seen in Miami

April 24, 2024

Sean “Diddy” Combs By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia At least two of his children, King and Justin, were filmed in handcuffs, another man was carefully backed out of a driveway with a federal agent holding a weapon in his back, and an unidentified woman also detained, Rap

Baltimore bridge catastrophe is a city’s heartbreak and a national alarm

April 24, 2024

Once a symbol of progress and connectivity, the Francis Scott Key Bridge was left in shambles.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In one of the ultimate nightmares, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, an iconic lifeline for Baltimore’s bustling metropolis, was ripped apart in a thunderous clash

Virtual mental health help comes to Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend

April 24, 2024

Kacy Dennis By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Administrators of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend tout three core area of emphasis in an attempt to help young people live a wholesome life. One of them is a healthy lifestyle, which includes any sign of mental disorder.

Backing Haiti

April 24, 2024

Members of local clergy outraged by treatment of Haitians Members of Tallahassee’s clergy stood in solidarity in a call for assistance for Haiti.Photo by St. Clair Murraine With a Haiti flag in her hand, Rev. Rosalind Tompkins (left) stood with Rev. RB Holmes and other ministers at a prayer vigil.Photo

Women’s team takes first in relay at FSU meet

April 24, 2024

During a weekend outing at the FSU Relays, the FAMU women’s 4×100 relay team took first place.Photo courtesy FAMU athletic Special to the Outlook The Florida A&M women’s 4×100 relay delivered an impressive first-place performance at the FSU Relays. The team was made up of Dakya Cunningham, Breanna Brown-Marshall, Kimeone