{"id":251763,"date":"2026-04-29T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251763\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:38:11","slug":"tallahassee-woman-famu-graduate-turns-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251763\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee woman, FAMU graduate turns 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee woman is celebrating a major milestone as she turns 101!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mrs. Carrie Hoffman marked the special day surrounded by friends and family on Wednesday. She was born in Plant City, Florida, and has six children and now has six grandchildren. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More good news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hoffman graduated from Florida A&amp;M University, back when it was called FAMC, and was even crowned Miss FAMC in 1942 when she was only a freshman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Two of her children joined her on the day of her big celebration, saying they were so happy and grateful to enjoy this time with her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cShe shows me how to age gracefully, so that when I approach that time, hopefully, prayerfully, then I will be prepared and can age gracefully like she has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WCTV's Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777505891_941_PX3PTQMNTNEGFH7JN55RNYMTT4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>WCTV&#8217;s Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union(WCTV\/First Florida Credit Union)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The centenarian gave some words of wisdom, saying you want to just live and do the best you can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/04\/29\/something-good-tallahassee-woman-famu-graduate-turns-101\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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