Author: WAKA Action 8 News

Tiger Fans Disappointed After Tough Road Loss

It was a big weekend of football in the state and the Auburn Tigers suffered a tough loss to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday.

They’re essentially out of the playoff picture, and that has many wondering what happened to the team after such a promising start.

Herman J. Russell, Tuskegee Grad, Real Estate Mogul dies

Herman J. Russell, founder and chairman of H. J. Russell & Company, died Saturday after a brief illness, according to his family. The Tuskegee graduate and Atlanta native came from humble beginnings to preside over the largest African-American-owned construction company in the country. When Russell was 16 years old, he bought a small parcel of land on which he built…