Tuskegee University's President to Retire in 2010

Tuskegee, Ala. (March 21, 2009) -- One of the longest serving presidents in higher education, Benjamin F. Payton of Tuskegee University, has announced his plans to retire. Payton announced to the...

Shorter Homicide a First for 2008

13DEC2008 - Shorter, Alabama -- The Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Macon County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fatal shooting at exit 22 off Interstate 85 between Montgomery and Tuskegee,...

Odetta, American Folk Music Legend, Dies at 77

The ‘Queen of American Folk Music’ passes at age 77 American folksinger Odetta died this evening, December 02, 2008. The 77-year-old singer was being cared for at New York's Lenox Hill...

Turkey Day Classic Official Sacked After Making Lousy Call

Tuskegee, Ala., (Dec. 4, 2008) -- The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference issued a formal apology to Tuskegee University today, citing the quality of officiating as "distressingly poor," in response to an...

Ring of Five Arrested Monday for Copper Theft

Five people were arrested Monday morning at approximately 9 a.m. on Patterson Street in Tuskegee, Alabama. According to Tuskegee Police Chief Lester Patrick, one of the individuals arrested, Antonio Flowers,...
 

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