Tuskegee News

H.M. "Don" Cummings was among the Tuskegee Airmen invited to President Barack Obama's inauguration.

“I haven’t been sleeping well since Michael died,” McDowell said from the edge of the rented bed. “I always thought we’d get back together someday.”

Johnny Ford has announced he intends to be a candidate for the District 28 Alabama Senate seat held for the past seven years by Myron Penn of Union Springs.

Ed.- Former Mayor Ford said he'd weigh his options after losing the 2008 race to current Tuskegee Mayor Omar Neal, but he does have some hoops to jump through before the Democratic Party lets him back in.

Members of the Macon County Board of Education, along with Superintendent Dr. Gwendolyn Moore, instructors from the Macon County Career Technology program and Dr. Lelia Frank, coordinator of the Macon County Career Program, recently picked up some ideas to use locally. The group visited the Troy-Pike County Technology Center in Pike County on Thursday, June 25. During the visit, they were able to observe what another career technology center is doing while sharing ideas and information.

Paul 'Bear' Bryant said it, so you know it must be true: 'There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.' With all his heart and soul, Rick Comegy believes this.

Former Dadeville point guard Dominique Wilkerson signs basketball scholarship with Tuskegee University Published Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Dominique Wilkerson, the Dadeville Tigersa star point guard from last season, has signed a letter of intent to play for the Tuskegee Golden Tigers next year.

Former Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford says he's getting back into politics to run for the Alabama Senate as a Democrat.

Johnny Ford, former mayor of Tuskegee, Ala., and former Alabama state legislator, will announce Tuesday that is he running for the Alabama State Senate to represent the 28th Senatorial District.

By the time the Fourth of July is celebrated next weekend, the City of Tuskegee will have in place new ordinances affecting smoking in public places and excessive noise.

From Editor - Despite some citizen complaints made before the new ordinances went to public hearing, no one showed to oppose when given the opportunity.

At 6:33 a.m. on Monday, June 22, the Tuskegee Fire Department received a call about a fire at the McDonald’s Restaurant on Martin Luther King Highway in Tuskegee.

From Editor - Flames don't keep the fryers down long. Restaurant reopened Wednesday afternoon, June 24.

A new municipal judge and attorney were appointed by the Tuskegee City Council at its Tuesday, June 23 regular meeting.

From Editor - City retains current prosecutor, returns to an old friend to serve as attorney and approves a brand new city judge.

Early this morning a 22-year-old Tuskegee, Ala., man was shot and police in Auburn, Ala., are seeking the shooting suspect.

To bring a touch of The Hamptons-style to our lo cal environs, members of the Phi Boule Chapter of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity asked their guests to wear "all white" attire and dark sunglasses to their recent annual picnic.

The Tuskegee Airmen have found a new place in the city to be enshrined thanks to the Philadelphia Murals Arts Program.

Designed for those from ages 16 to 24 who are out of work, not in school and qualify for public assistance, the Summer Youth Program falls under the Alabama Department of Labor, which allows an exception for students to work if available slots aren’t filled.

From Editor - See where Macon County's newest additions to the labor pool will spend the next two months.

Tuskegee’s two nursing homes received reviews in stark contrast of one another following last year’s evaluation by the U.S. Government Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

From Editor - Magnolia Haven ranked among top in state, Salem Nursing among bottom. But online reports, while informative, leave unanswered questions.

The cost of health care is rising almost daily with few immune from the impact of those costs--ranging from private businesses to governments and the field of education.

From Editor - See what area governments pay for employee health care. How does your policy compare?

A Tuskegee man was sentenced Monday to 25 years for his part in robbing Momma Goldberg's Deli in Auburn in December.

Sixty-seven years have passed since Raymond "Mac" MacKinnon trained a group of World War II's most acclaimed pilots, but he still can recall the challenges and triumphs of those days.

The whispers are getting louder about whether implementation of the economic stimulus plan is fair and equitable.