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Post-practice interviews: Roydell Williams, Hykeem Williams talk fall practice after day five
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State hit the practice fields for the second straight day on Monday. It was FSU’s fifth practice of the fall and third in shoulder pads. Following practice, RB Roydell Williams and WR Hykeem Williams spoke to the media about the offense’s development. View their interviews below:
Kendall Bohler named a Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– The preseason recognition continues for standout defensive back Kendall Bohler as he's been named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Second Team. Bohler is the top defensive returner from the nation's best defense in 2023 after finishing the season with 39 tackles, 14 pass...
Preseason Practice No. 5 Photo Gallery: Focused on offensive skill players
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State held their fifth preseason practice on Monday. Today we focused on offensive skill (running backs, wide receivers, tight ends) for our photo gallery. Photos will be labeled later today.
2024 FSU Schedule Preview: SMU
Sleeping on SMU will be a mistake; this team is legit, and I voted the defending AAC champions team to finish fifth in the ACC. Rhett Lashlee returns for his third season and leads the Mustangs into their new era. Along with Lashlee, a potent passing offense spearheaded by quarterback Preston Stone will enter the new conference ready to make noise from the opening kickoff. It just so happens that Dallas’ team will make its return to top-end college football for the first in over 30 years against Florida State on the last weekend of September.
Pensacola area bar named one of best in U.S. Everything to know before you go
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival is an annual event at Flora-Bama. Flora-Bama, the iconic Perdido Key honky-tonk where legendary musicians and beach bums alike party in harmony on the Florida-Alabama state line, made national news this week as one of the 27...
Georgia Milestones: Best and worst school districts in reading, science, social studies
Georgia Department of Education published its Milestones scores for the 2023-2024 school year last week. The assessment system looks at multiple subject areas and whether or not students are performing at the level they need to be. According to a news release from GDOE, overall scores increased or held steady on 10 of 13 assessments in English-language arts, science, and social studies. Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods praised this accomplishment. ...
ECSO: 2 dead, 5 injured - including 11-year-old - in shooting outside community center
Two people were fatally shot and five others were injured Sunday after three men opened fire on a group of people playing dice at the Marie Young Wedgewood Community Center. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons held a press conference Monday morning after the shooting where he confirmed a 21-year-old and 24-year-old were killed,...
Trump faces outrage after telling Christian audience they won’t have to vote again
Former President Donald Trump is facing outrage after appearing to suggest that he would end elections in the US if he’s re-elected while speaking to a Christian audience. Towards the end of his speech at the Believers Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida on Friday, Trump said, “Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”
Florida representative District 81: Meet candidate Yvette Benarroch
Gladyvette "Yvette" Benarroch , 54, says she is a mom, a business owner and "an outsider, not a politician." Benarroch says she wants to preserve the American dream, one she followed to business ownership and homeownership and running for office. ...
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs death warrant in 1994 murder of FSU student
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a death warrant for the man convicted of the 1994 murder of a Florida State University student. DeSantis' office announced that the execution of Loran Kenstley Cole, 57, was set for 6 p.m. Aug. 29. The governor hadn’t signed a death warrant since last August, when he...
OneGenAway Invites Community to Take a Swing at Hunger
Nonprofit OneGenAway is asking the community to take a swing at hunger in Alabama, mid-Tennessee and Florida’s panhandle by supporting its Annual Golf Invitational, planned for Monday, Aug. 5, at The Grove, 6200 Wildings Blvd., College Grove. Sponsoring a hole for $200 translates to 1,000 meals. OneGenAway rescues high-quality,...
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