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Macon County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Macon County, AL.

Results 1 - 20 of 60 in Macon County, AL

  1. Lee County man shot while working for septic tank company

    Wednesday Dec 30 | The Mobile Register Online

    Patrick E. Hopson, a 46-year-old Lee County resident, was taken to East Alabama Medical Center after being shot in the legs while working in Macon County, Hopson's brother, Clifford Hopson, told the Opelika-Auburn News.

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    Related Topix: Lee County, AL, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Opelika, AL, Auburn, AL

  2. Ceremony rescheduled for renaming Macon County road in honor of Alabama Guard soldier slain in IraqRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... The Desert Storm veteran was 32, and a member of the 214th Military Police Company. Earlier this year, the Macon County Commission approved a resolution naming Pleasant Springs Drive, off Exit 32 along the northbound lanes of Interstate 85, as the ...

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    Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military, Tuskegee, AL, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News

  3. Guests include business, civic leadersRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | The Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama

    Mayors from throughout the world will converge on Macon County beginning today to cele brate the 25th anniversary of the World Conference of May ors.

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  4. Macon County road to bear name of a native son, an Alabama Guard soldier slain in IraqRead the original story w/Photo

    Nov 23, 2009 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... 214th Military Police Company, was killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad on Oct. 27, 2003. Earlier this year, the Macon County Commission approved a resolution naming Pleasant Springs Drive, off Exit 32 along the northbound lanes of Interstate 85, as ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL, Alabama National BanCorporation, Banking, Financial Services, US National Guard, US Military, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News

  5. Macon County road to bear name of a native son, an Alabama Guard soldier slain in Iraq

    Nov 23, 2009 | Birmingham News Online

    ... 214th Military Police Company, was killed in a bomb blast in Baghdad on Oct. 27, 2003. Earlier this year, the Macon County Commission approved a resolution naming Pleasant Springs Drive, off Exit 32 along the northbound lanes of Interstate 85, as ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL, US National Guard, US Military, Baghdad, Iraq, Iraq, World News

  6. A Grand Opening Celebration in Shorter that was Truly Grand

    Nov 21, 2009 | RickeyStokesNews.com

    Macon County: "...and we will be open year after year after year," exclaimed the M.C. to an enthusiastic crowd of over 5,000 as he was about to introduce the Temptations.

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    Related Topix: Shorter, AL, Alabama, Country

  7. Opinion: Interview with Seth Lipsky: Our 'Constitutional Moment'Read the original story

    Nov 13, 2009 | StartupJournal

    ... that ordered the desegregation of Montgomery buses after Rosa Parks's arrest. Johnson also presided over Lee v. Macon County, a school-desegregation case that began in 1963. He told Mr. Lipsky about the trial: "The school board was ready to accede ...

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    Related Topix: New York, Opinion

  8. Political newcomer from Tuskegee eyes open seat in Senate District 28

    Nov 11, 2009 | Montgomery Advertiser

    ... and former Auburn City Councilman Samuel Harris; real estate agent and Shorter Town Clerk Harold Powell; and Macon County Commissioner Drew Thompson. Burton served as president of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association. He said ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL, Union Springs, AL, Abbeville, AL, Auburn, AL, Shorter, AL

  9. 49 count drug indictment lands six in jailRead the original story

    Nov 6, 2009 | WALB-TV Albany

    An undercover sting operation and months of investigating have landed Macon County one of its biggest drug indictments in history.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Tuskegee, AL, Notasulga, AL

  10. Current, ex-Tuskegee officers charged in teen rapeRead the original story

    Nov 6, 2009 | NBC13.com

    ... Moon, who was suspended from Tuskegee University police after his arrest Oct. 18. Both were indicted by the Macon County grand jury and remained jailed Thursday. It was not known if they have lawyers. Curtis faces one count of conspiracy to commit ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

  11. Two indicted in alleged rape of 15-year-old off Tuskegee campus; may be more victimsRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... Moon, who was suspended from Tuskegee University police after his arrest Oct. 18. Both were indicted by the Macon County grand jury and remained jailed Thursday. It was not known if they have lawyers. Curtis faces one count of conspiracy to commit ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

  12. 2nd Tuskegee officer indicted in child rape caseRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | WIAT-TV Birmingham

    WSFA reports Wednesday that William Curtis, Jr., was indicted along with fellow officer John Moon in a specially called session of the Macon County Grand Jury.

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

  13. 2nd Tuskegee officer indicted in rape of 15-year-old girlRead the original story

    Nov 5, 2009 | WHNT-TV Huntsville

    ... that William Curtis, Jr., was indicted along with fellow officer John Moon in a specially called session of the Macon County Grand Jury. Curtis faces one count of conspiracy to commit rape and one count of conspiracy to commit sodomy. His bail was ...

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

  14. 49 count drug indictment lands six in jailRead the original story

    Nov 4, 2009 | WSFA-TV Montgomery

    An undercover sting operation and months of investigating have landed Macon County one of its biggest drug indictments in history.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Tuskegee, AL, Notasulga, AL

  15. Gingrich to Alabama high school students: Education key to successRead the original story

    Nov 3, 2009 | Prattville Progress

    ... it to the Capital City because of a scheduling conflict. He was set to meet up with Gingrich later Tuesday in Macon County. Obama's success story of growing up in a broken home and ascending to the presidency shows what is possible with an ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Montgomery, AL, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

  16. Gingrich to Alabama high school students: Education key to successRead the original story

    Nov 4, 2009 | Montgomery Advertiser

    ... it to the Capital City because of a scheduling conflict. He was set to meet up with Gingrich later Tuesday in Macon County. Obama's success story of growing up in a broken home and ascending to the presidency shows what is possible with an ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Montgomery, AL, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama

  17. 2nd Tuskegee officer indicted in child rape case

    Nov 3, 2009 | WSFA-TV Montgomery

    William Curtis, Jr. was indicted along with fellow officer John Moon Tuesday in a specially called session of the Macon County Grand Jury Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL, Tuskegee University

  18. Six arrested in Macon Co. drug sting

    Oct 31, 2009 | WSFA-TV Montgomery

    Several Macon County residents are under arrest on of distributing drugs, trafficking in cocaine, and conspiracy to commit various drug crimes, as well as failing to affix tax stamps to various illegal drugs.

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Tallassee, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL

  19. VictoryLand raises the stakesRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 31, 2009 | Montgomery Advertiser

    ... he has built the luxury hotel: It's to bring traveling gamblers off Interstate 85 for longer stays at the Macon County gambling destination. He believes the Oasis is a crucial element of his strategy to make VictoryLand a regional destination. ...

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    Related Topix: Shorter, AL

  20. Community to hold vigil for Tuskegee murder victim

    Oct 25, 2009 | WSFA-TV Montgomery

    WSFA 12 News has new information about a murder investigation in Macon County. Last night, two people were shot about a mile from the Shell Station at the corner of Old Montgomery Road and Martin Luther King Highway in Tuskegee.

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    Related Topix: Tuskegee, AL