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The Toomer's Oaks in 2012. Harvey Updyke, pictured right, pled guilty to poisoning the trees in 2013.

Zach Bland

Softball

By Zach Bland | April 6

AUBURN, AL - MARCH 28 - The Auburn Softball Team - Auburn Tigers vs. Missouri Tigers at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, AL on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Photo by Zach Bland/Auburn Tigers

A busy pedestrian area features blurred figures walking past a building with "Toomer's Drugs" signage and illuminated storefronts.

Elizabeth Marsh | Photographer

CWE: Toomer's Corner

By Elizabeth Marsh | Photographer | April 6

Pedestrians walk across the paw print in the intersection of Magnolia Ave and College St on Saturday, Apr. 4, 2026 in Auburn, Ala.

A two-story building labeled "Toomey's Drugs" sits on a corner, with people gathered nearby, under a sunset sky.

Elizabeth Marsh | Photographer

CWE: Toomer's Corner

By Elizabeth Marsh | Photographer | April 6

Pedestrians wait to cross the street outside Toomer's Drugs on Saturday, Apr. 4, 2026 in Auburn, Ala.