An Alabama State University alumna (Class of 2001), who majored in communications, started in the television industry as a low-level, behind-the-scenes production assistant. Today, that assistant is the new owner of a television station, which is a step few dare to take in this highly competitive industry.
April Ross is the proud owner of WJCN TV-33, a LaGrange, Georgia, television station she purchased in May 2021. WJCN is available on-the-air through Spectrum, 24 hours a day, throughout 600,000 households and seen in 11 counties in both West Georgia and East Alabama. What is ironic is when I was a student at Alabama State University, I actually interned at WJCN and now, I own it, Ross said with a giggle.
There was trouble in paradise on Wednesday as the clocktower failed to chime for most of the day.
To the dismay of the student population, the clocktower’s ringing was absent on the eve of the super blood moon. Built in 1879, the bongs of the clocktower have graced the ears of hundreds of
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A roadmap to success: FSU reaping rewards of strategic plan
FSU’s Roadmap to Success Starts with its Strategic Goals
Goal I: Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I)
Goal VI: Excellence and Reputation
When Florida State University embarked on an ambitious five-year strategic plan in 2017, President John Thrasher made clear that it would not sit on a shelf.
Thrasher wanted to see a widespread campus effort to put the university’s strategic goals into action. Individuals across the university answered the call, and the result has been an unprecedented run of success for FSU.
“The strategic plan provided us with a roadmap to becoming one of the very best public universities in the country while staying true to our core values of student success and academic excellence,” Thrasher said. “We’ve come this far because we know where we are going, and the benchmarks we have put in place ensure that we stay on course.”
lockdown. this is because there were shots fired on campus. we don t know by whom but we do know by the website the suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon brim and some type of maroon hoodie and also carrying a pack back. apparently the suspect is on foot. we don t know how many shots were fired. but as you know, virginia tech certainly on high alert in the years following the 2007 incident. there were no classes there are no classes today. the finals are supposed to take place tomorrow. we ll see what happens today but this was basically a study day, read-in day for the students there. so maybe that is a good thing. maybe they were all in their rooms or in the library studying at this point. many of them may not be out on the campus walking around. as you probably recall, back in 2007, in two separate attacks, about two hours apart, the shooter in that case killed 32 people and wounded 25 years before committing suicide on tha