Most of the power has now been restored to Macon County, according to the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Lee.
Nakelon Vason/Source: Macon County Sheriff’s Office The search for an escaped inmate in Macon County is over. Sheriff Andre Brunson said 22-year-old Nakelon Vason, who escaped from the Macon County Jail, was captured Thursday evening. Sheriff Brunson said just before 8:00PM, he received a credible tip through the Macon County E-911 Communications Center. Approximately 20 minutes later, authorities located Vason…
Tuskegee Police have reopened the stretch of Highway 80 West between Webb Avenue and Josephine Street after crews repaired a gas leak. The road was closed for about three hours while crews made the repairs. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: gas leak, Josephine Street, Macon County, tuskegee, Tuskegee Police Department, Webb Avenue
Officials in Macon county react to the gambling bill failing to pass in the senate Tuesday. Victoryland is one of the few electronic bingo facilities that are open in Alabama. In recent years Victoryland has not been fully operational even before the pandemic. This has drastically affected the revenue in Macon County. Macon county Commission Chairman Louis Maxwell says it…
Macon County is making the COVID-19 vaccine available to more residents in Macon County. Macon County officials are partnering with CVS Pharmacy in Tuskegee to offer the vaccine. In addition to CVS, Macon County residents can still receive the vaccine at the Macon County Health Department, Prime Health Care and from private physicians. CVS is offering vaccines at surrounding areas…
UPDATE: Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson says the victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jonathan Daniel. Brunson says Daniel’s body was found on Pistol Range Road in Notasulga. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office has made one arrest in the case. Brunson says they are continuing to look for more suspects. ORIGINAL STORY: Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson has confirmed…
On Thursday, October 15, The COVID-19 Specimen Collection Clinics conducted a Drive-Thru COVID-19 testing event. The event hosted at Shorter Farmer’s Market was from 9am-11am. The ADPH tested those who are COVID-19 experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or those who are high risk. They prepared to test 50 people. Results will be back in 3 to 5 days from the Alabama State…
The Alabama Department of Public Health says a drive-up COVID-19 testing clinic will be held Thursday, October 15, in Macon County. The tests will be offered from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Shorter Farmer’s Market, 16675 U.S. Highway 80 West in Shorter. The testing clinic is offered by the Macon County Health Department to patients who meet the…
The Tuskegee Police Department has opened two homicide investigations after deadly shootings Tuesday. Tuskegee Police have arrested 24-year-old Quantavious Jackson in connection to a shooting in the 500 block of Crenshaw Circle. Jackson is charged with murder and is in the Macon County Jail. Police say the victim in the shooting is a 26-year-old man. A second homicide investigation is…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Supreme Court says judges in two rural counties were wrong to dismiss lawsuits filed by the state seeking to have three casinos declared public nuisances. The decision means the state can resume cases challenging operations at VictoryLand in Macon County and White Hall Entertainment and Southern Star Entertainment in Lowndes County. The state has…
