Arieon Baker

Photo Courtesy of Google Images. In 2018 alone, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received 14,000 calls and 5,147 cases were reported. Cases of sex and labor trafficking have been on the rise for the past decade in Florida. Human trafficking is defined as using people by way of force, fraud or coercion. According to Tallahassee Police Department records, there were seven human trafficking cases last year, four involving minor victims.

Lieutenant Pace and Captain Allen unload and sort boxes of bananas for food drive. Photo Submitted by Myeisha Gibson. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Farm Share on Thursday for a community food drive. Cars lined up and wrapped the LCSO headquarters for several blocks as area residents hoped to receive free food and goods to help them in their time of need. The event started at 8 a.m. and continued until the food ran out.

Florida A&M University will host an open-house event at the New Pharmacy Building to celebrate its collaborative partnership with the University of Florida and the University of Southern California. Photo Courtesy of FAMU College of Pharmacy On Friday, Feb. 1 Florida A&M University will host an open-house event to celebrate its collaborative partnership with the University of Florida and the University of Southern California.