Macon County

The wife of a 72-year-old veteran who was beaten to death by a cellmate in an Alabama jail has filed a civil rights lawsuit against three deputies working at the Macon County jail. The lawsuit filed Wednesday says the officers were made aware of the assault but ignored John Reed's cries and need for medical attention.

A company owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has reached an agreement to buy the Birmingham Racecourse. The purchase agreement was announced by the McGregor family, which owns both the Birmingham Racecourse and VictoryLand in Macon County. The company buying the racecourse is Wind Creek Hospitality. The sale is expected to be finalized by early 2025.

Hundreds of local drivers who paid fines from speeding cameras installed by a multibillion dollar company will get full refunds, the Mayor of Tuskegee confirmed.

Trendco USA, based in Columbia, South Carolina, has committed to creating close to three hundred new jobs over the next five years at the facility in Tuskegee in the new Regional East Alabama Logistics Park off Interstate 85 in Macon County, Governor Kay Ivey said in a release.

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Officials in a majority black county say they hope to permanently remove a now-covered Confederate memorial erected more than a…

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (WRBL-TV) — Deputies are investigating a cross burning on a bridge over Interstate 85 in Alabama. Sheriff Andre Brunson says the wooden…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama district attorney said Monday that authorities have “good reason” to believe human remains found in a wooded area belong to…

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Officials are trying to encourage more tourism in the Alabama city of Tuskegee and surrounding Macon County.The east Alabama town of…

All year long at Alabama Public Radio, we’ve been looking at rural health. Many of the challenges residents of these communities face are a lack of…

Gov. Robert Bentley is creating a study commission on gambling.The governor made the announcement Monday, a little more than a week after saying…