Tag: Tuskegee
History shared but unreconciled in city’s Confederate statue
In 1906, when aging, white Confederate veterans of the Civil War and black ex-slaves still lived on the old plantations of the Deep South,...
Here are the top 10 ways the proposed 2018 Farm Bill...
Alabama is home to a $70 billion agriculture economy, which is why the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, H.R. 2, better known as the...
Women of influence: Alabama State Rep. Pebblin Warren
Tuskegee Democrat, State Rep. Pebblin Warren has a whole lot of irons in the fire.
On top of being an Alabama state representative, she serves on...
Italian ambassador visits Tuskegee to support Leonardo T-100 project
Italian Ambassador Armando Varricchio and Leonardo DRS Chief Executive William Lynn III on Monday visited the historic home base of the Tuskegee Airmen, where the aerospace...
Video: How T-100 trainer jets would be manufactured in Alabama
Curious about how global aerospace company Leonardo’s Alabama workforce would manufacture the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer aircraft if it’s picked for the role?
Leonardo...
Alabama aerospace industry gains velocity with new investment
Alabama’s aerospace and aviation industry is recording a landmark year, with a major haul of project announcements that bring the promise of international prominence...
Tuskegee mayor: T-100 manufacturing facility will lift region
Sitting in the back seat of an F-16 jet on a flight over Tuskegee, Mayor Tony Haygood looked down at Moton Field and envisioned the historic airfield’s...
Longtime Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford loses re-election bid
Tuskegee Hills will have a new mayor.
City councilman Tony Haygood won the Aug. 23 municipal election with 62 percent — 1,401 votes to 865 — over...
