Government agency buys newspaper

Joe Turnham knew it would be cataclysmic if The Tuskegee News closed its doors.

He’s seen all the maps showing the collapse of local news. He’s seen what happens in communities that lose their local paper. He didn’t want Macon County, Alabama to join the list.

So when Gayle Davis, the then-owner of the paper in her mid-80s, was prepared to shut things down in the absence of a buyer, Turnham convinced his employer to save the day.

But his employer isn’t just any owner — it’s a taxpayer-supported government agency.

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