On January 8, around 10:00am, the Tuskegee Police Department Investigation Division made an arrest in reference to the murder of 26-year-old, Qundravious Ferguson. The shooting occurred in Tuskegee on December 8. Tre’von Lyles, 19, initially charged with the attempted murder of Ferguson, is now being charged with Murder, due to Ferguson dying from injuries. Lyles was transported to Macon County…
Earlier this month, the country marked the 64th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. This month’s changemaker played a crucial role in the success of that effort… resulting in desegrating the Montgomery city bus system in the 1950’s. Civil rights attorney Fred Gray, a Montgomery native, is a titan of the civil rights movement who has played a key role…
The last of Faulkner’s double digit lead evaporated with 3:22 to play when Deshawn Millington put the Golden Tigers up for the first time in the second half. The teams swapped the lead back and forth twice more before James Eads hit the game-winner with 31 seconds left as Tuskegee downed the Eagles 73-69. Faulkner held a 14-point lead…
Tuskegee Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide investigation that happened at the McDonald’s. On Saturday, July 6, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in reference to a person with a gun and another person shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered 18-year old Cedric Howard of Tuskegee…
D-Day was a pivotal moment in World War II, it was the turning point in the war against Nazi Germany. The Tuskegee Airmen did not fly a mission on D-Day. Their missions escorting bombers to and from targets such as fuel refineries and manufacturing factories indirectly effected the allied forces success on that fateful day in World History. “By reducing…
The Macon County Courthouse was closed for a second day after a fire early Monday morning. Now, County Leaders say some courthouse records were damaged or destroyed by the flames. Macon County Commission Chairman Louis Maxwell says the fire damaged the Probate Judge’s Office. The majority of the paperwork and furniture in the office was destroyed. Maxwell says 90% of…
We are ten days into the partial government shutdown, and some of the effects are being felt locally. Tuskegee is one local city impacted by the government shutdown. It’s home to numerous historic sites, like the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, which is now closed. “It looks really dead, it looks weird,” explained Tuskegee resident Edwin Turk. Turk lives just…
From State Troopers: OPELIKA POST — A three-vehicle crash at 11:47 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, has claimed the life of a Tuskegee man. Steven Robinson, 61, was killed when the 1998 Ford Windstar he was driving collided with a 2013 Chrysler 200. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. A 2016 Nissan Sentra was also involved in the collision. The…
The Tuskegee Police Department is conducting a death investigation of a 21-year-old man in a skydiving incident. Police say the man was skydiving at the Tuskegee municipal airfield when he was having trouble with his parachute during his fall. The incident happened just before one ‘o clock Sunday. The man sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene….
Alabama State Troopers are investigating what caused a deadly four-car crash in Macon County Wednesday morning. Troopers say 71-year-old James McCorvey of Columbus, Georgia and 39-year-old Derrick Shelton of Prattville died in that crash Highway 80, east of Tuskegee. Authorities say McCorvey sideswiped an SUV before hitting Shelton’s car. McCorvery was not wearing a seatbelt and both men died at…
