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Raptor Center to Resume Shows on Football Weekends in Auburn

  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A raptor center at Auburn University will resume its shows on football weekends. The Auburn University Southeastern Raptor Center plans its “Football, Fans, and Feathers” educational series every Friday before home football games. Each show will feature about 10 raptors, including hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey. Tickets for the hour-long shows are available…

Universities Making Plans for COVID-19 Precautions

As K-12 schools across the state are planning COVID-19 precautions for the upcoming school year, major universities are as well.

Last fall, many students at universities never stepped foot into a classroom, learning entirely remote. Now, as the new school year approaches students will be going back to the classroom and towards normal operations.

Teen Sentenced for Crash that Killed Rod and Paula Bramblett in Auburn

A judge has sentenced a teenager for the 2019 crash that killed Auburn University sports announcer Rod Bramblett, who was known as “The Voice of the Auburn Tigers”, and his wife Paula. The sentence for 18-year-old Johnston Taylor was not released because he had been granted youthful offender status earlier this month. Taylor faced a maximum sentence of three years….

“Bo Bikes Bama” Marks 10th Anniversary with Virtual Ride

FILE – (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Auburn University Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson is marking a decade of fundraising bicycle rides to help victims of the 2011 tornado outbreak that devastated much of Alabama. The 10th annual “Bo Bikes Bama” event is being held today in a virtual format because of the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than riding through the state as…

Johnston Taylor Granted Youthful Offender Status in Deaths of Rod, Paula Bramblett

Johnston Taylor, the teenage driver charged in the fatal wreck that killed “The Voice of the Auburn Tigers” Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula in 2019, has been granted youthful offender status. He is charged with two counts of manslaughter. His arraignment has been set for April 28. Court records show Taylor was speeding on the night of May 25,…

Auburn University Student Newspaper to Stop Print Publishing

Auburn University’s student newspaper says it will cease printing after 127 years and become an online-only publication. The Auburn Plainsman announced the change in an online editorial that said it had “reached a breaking point” a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. The editorial cites a lack of foot traffic, printing costs and changes in the journalism industry as being part…

Auburn University Returning to On-Campus Operations

Auburn University is fully resuming on-campus operations that were disrupted by the coronavirus last year. All optional remote instruction will end on Sunday. And most employees who’ve been working on a virtual basis will return to campus on Monday. The Opelika-Auburn News reports the decision to reopen was based on multiple factors. The university has experienced a downward trend in…