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Auburn hosting Miss Alabama USA, Miss Alabama Teen pageants

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn is simultaneously hosting the Miss Alabama USA and Miss Alabama Teen pageants – a first for the city. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that 58 pageant hopefuls were expected at this weekend’s event. It is being held at the Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University. The crowning of the winners is set to take place…

Campaign to Focus on Substandard Housing in Alabama

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – The head of a program that fights poverty in rural Alabama is living outside a church for a few days to draw attention to the problem of substandard housing. Lisa Pierce of Alabama Rural Ministry will stay in a small shack outside Auburn United Methodist Church as part of an awareness program called “No More Shacks.”…

Alabama Republican Party Opposes Appointed School Board

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Republican Party is against a proposal to replace the state’s elected school board with one appointed by the governor. The state party’s executive committee voted Saturday to oppose the constitutional amendment before state voters in March. The decision breaks with Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh who have endorsed…

Neil Armstrong Biographer Working on New Book

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama college professor who wrote Neil Armstrong’s authorized biography is working on another book dealing with the first person to walk on the moon. A release from Auburn University says professor emeritus James Hansen is finishing a book that will include letters written to the Apollo 11 astronaut. The title is “Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters…

Auburn to Pay Departed President $4.5 Million Over 3 Years

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – Auburn University is paying its departed president $4.5 million over three years according to a separation agreement between the parties. The Opelika-Auburn News reports it obtained documents outlining the agreement from the university using a Freedom of Information request. The records show the university paid $1.5 million to Steven Leath on July 1 and has agreed…

16-Year-Old Arrested in Bramblett Crash

  Photo from Lee Co. Sheriff’s Office An arrest has been made in the crash that killed the Voice of the Auburn Tigers Rod Bramblett and his wife, Paula. Auburn Police say they’ve arrested and charged 16-year-old Johnston Edward Taylor with two counts of manslaughter for the May 25th crash on Shug Jordan Parkway at West Samford Avenue. Investigators say…

Auburn, Coach Bruce Pearl Agree to New 5-year Contract

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl celebrates with his team after the Midwest Regional final game against Kentucky in the NCAA men’s College basketball tournament Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. Auburn won 77-71 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Auburn and basketball coach Bruce Pearl have agreed to a new five-year contract. The deal announced Friday runs through the 2023-24…

A HUGE Orange and Blue Shout-out to Auburn

The Empire State Building

  The Empire State Building in New York City Glows Blue and Orange for the Auburn Tigers. The owners are rotating the display to show the colors of all four teams in the Final Four. #esbfan (Mark Melzer) posted his photo on his Instagram account. Watch the game today at 5:09 PM on CBS 8. Categories: Sports, Statewide Tags: Auburn,…

Auburn Makes Final Four for the First Time, Next Up: Virginia

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl celebrates with his team after the Midwest Regional final game against Kentucky in the NCAA men’s College basketball tournament Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo. Auburn won 77-71 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) The Tigers continue to roar in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in a run that has now brought down the…

Blue-Gray Tennis Tournament Underway in Montgomery

70th Year....Alabama and Auburn teams--men and women--- are in the competition

      21-Feb-2019 The Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic will be played on February 21st – 23rd at Lagoon Park and O’Connor Tennis Center. Men’s Teams                                                   Women’s Teams Alabama Crimson Tide             …