Student loans, Pell Grants are changing in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ law: What that means for you

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill, a piece of legislation that will transform higher education in the United States. The law aims to hold universities responsible for the achievement of their graduates, increases financial help for workforce development initiatives, and caps the amount that students can borrow for graduate degrees….

Amazon pulls the plug on popular free service

People are preparing to visit the massive online retailer to take advantage of the offers offered by Amazon Prime Day. However, despite the rush to click and buy, Amazon is discontinuing one of its free offerings. According to CNBC, Amazon will discontinue its stand-alone Freevee app next month. Launched in 2019, the service featured free…

Juneteenth celebration honors Vincent scholarship winner

FROM WORKER REPORTS At a Juneteenth Pontoon Picnic celebration at Judy Jones’s Lay Lake house, members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, a 150-year-old organization dedicated to women helping women reach for the stars, honored this year’s STAR scholarship winner, Makayla Perkins. In May, Perkins, a recent Vincent Middle High School graduate, received a $2,500 award…