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🌱 How Tuskegee Police helped bring Aniah Blanchard’s killer to justice
Tuskegee, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readWhat's up Tuskegee! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Tuskegee Police helped bring Aniah Blanchard’s killer to justice
- How the Tuskegee Syphilis Study became one of history’s darkest “secrets.”
Also on today's calendar: Talisi Historical Preservation Society Meeting and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Attorney General comments on sentencing of Ibraheem Yazeed (opelikaobserver.com) — Tuskegee residents should know their own police department was among many agencies thanked for helping investigate and prosecute the 2019 abduction and killing of college student Aniah Blanchard. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that Ibraheem Yazeed has been sentenced to life in prison, praising the multi‑agency search effort across East Alabama and a state law that sped the case through court. 
• 20 'Government Secrets' People Are Still Talking About (ebaumsworld.com) — Tuskegee appears here in a national roundup of infamous government secrets, highlighting the decades-long syphilis study conducted on Black men in Tuskegee without proper treatment or consent. The piece briefly explains how the study withheld penicillin and only ended after a 1972 media exposé, then moves on to other covert programs like MKUltra, Operation Paperclip, and the Pentagon Papers.
📸 Around Tuskegee
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★ Featured events ★
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Steel Magnolias Live Play →
Mount Vernon Performing Arts Center, 321 Barnett Blvd, Tallassee
7:00 pm
Friday May 15
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Other local events
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Talisi Historical Preservation Society Meeting →
Talisi Historical Preservation Society - Tallassee Falls Museum, 201 Barnett Blvd, Tallassee
6:00 pm -
Tuskegee - Brazilian Soccer World Cup Camp →
Abbott Park, 1103 Avant St, Tuskegee
9:00 am -
Planning Commission Meeting →
Tallassee City Hall, 3 Freeman Ave, Tallassee
6:00 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Tallassee City Hall, 3 Freeman Ave, Tallassee
5:30 pm
Monday May 18
Monday June 1
Monday June 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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NHS Honors Day Awards Ceremony - 6-12
Notasulga High School
6:30 am -
NHS Graduation
Notasulga High School
5:00 pm -
Independence Gay Weekend →
Farmcamp Glampground, 826 Co Rd 27, Tuskegee
7:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Monday May 18
Friday July 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
It’s also Safe Sun Week from May 11-17. This month teaches us about the dangers of too much sun and the importance of being safe in the sun. Skin… (Nextdoor ) - Get to know your neighbors before a storm or an emergency to help out in your community #HurricanePrep
Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30. #preparenow (Nextdoor )
- Pilot Company posted a job opening for Deli Shift Leader I in Tuskegee. Apply here.
- ABM posted a job opening for Day Porter Janitorial Cleaner in Tallassee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tuskegee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Auburn
- Kreher Preserve & Nature Center Environmental Education Building by Leers Weinzapfel Associates (globaldesignnews.com)
- VALLEY: Suspect in custody, accused of attacking two young girls (wrbl.com)
- 2027 four-star offensive lineman includes Auburn in top six teams (usatoday.com)
Pike Road
- Kiwanis Club of Pike Road awards several student scholarships (waka.com)
Ok Tuskegee! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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