The city of Havana, a small town in neighboring Gadsden County that sits just north of Tallahassee, held a building naming ceremony Saturday morning to honor Florida A&M University alum Vernell Ross, one of the most prominent and longest active serving advocates in the community. The Havana Police Department complex was renamed the Vernell Ross Public Safety Building.

Felicia Vanqueta Smith is proof that the race does not always go to the swiftest, as she pursues her dream to own a hair salon, Four-Sixteen.

Florida A&M University shares a strong and respected lineage of proud alumni. Once again, another Rattler has struck their way to the top. Brandon Hill has been named executive director for the Gadsden Senior Services Center located in downtown Quincy.