Here’s a fine example of the WPA spirit. Business has abandoned a normal and necessary function, so government picks it up. Even more WPAish, it’s a county government, not the feds. WPA gave priority to local control and local tradition, with federal support when needed.
A 150-year-old weekly in Tuskegee was failing like most papers. Some of them are picked up as LBO properties by stock criminals. This one was saved by the COUNTY government.
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A local newspaper in Tuskegee is making history for staying in business through unconventional means rather than closing down. The Tuskegee News will operate under the newly created Tuskegee Media LLC, under the ownership of the Macon County Economic Development Authority.
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Was the paper really that old?
The 1884 NW Ayer list of newspapers says Yes. Founded in 1865.
Bonus: Tuskegee was where Carver taught and researched.
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