Officials at 2-1-1 Big Bend say the new number will provide streamlined access to the national resource with no negative impact on the services provided by the regional crisis call center.

The need is greater than ever, as the agency adds Wakulla and Gadsden counties to its service area.

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 left for Paris this weekend. The band will perform Thursday at the Louvre Museum in the Louis Vuitton Men’s Paris Fashion Show.