The four Republicans challenging U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, including Auburn alumnus and former SGA President Jonathan McConnell, met at Hoover Tactical Firearms Thursday night for a debate sponsored by a tea-party group, but they weren't allowed to debate.
A casual bystander watching the varsity boys basketball team practice might think the blond guy wearing a pink polo is Auburn High School’s head basketball coach.
The loss of famed author Harper Lee hit closer to home for two former Auburn professors.
Parking Deck Redevelopment — Located at 137 North Gay Street, the redevelopment of the Auburn municipal parking deck would include a new, expanded parking deck, which would add more than 400 new public parking spaces to the downtown area, a boutique-style hotel with 90–130 rooms, a 28–31,000-square-foot urban-grocery, 10,000 square feet of conference space and 4,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
Auburn University and the community of Auburn have an extensive variety or resources to offer to students.
The Downtown Master Plan was approved last year by the City Council and the planning commission approved text amendments last week that will place its vision in city code as soon as March, but city residents cannot escape disagreement over the course of Auburn's future. Susan Hunnicutt, public relations representative for the Keep Auburn Lovely coalition, took to floor at the meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16.
For many students at Auburn, biking across the state seems nearly impossible, much less biking across the country. But for Hillary Rizk, an Auburn graduate who works with the Wesley Foundation, she knew she could do one better.
The Southern Union State Community College system may soon be gaining two sister campuses — and possibly a name change. Pending approval in July, Southern Union will be merging with Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City and Chattahoochee Valley Community College in Phenix City.
Auburn's nightlife isn't always confined to downtown. I followed Marcus Gulatte, referred to as Aalora DiArmani on stage, as he performed in a classic bar scene on Friday, Feb. 12, and then switched gears to perform for Auburn Spectrum's "What A Drag" charity event, Saturday, Feb. 13.
The following incidents were reported to the Auburn Police Division from Feb. 9-15.
The weather service said tornadoes, damaging winds gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter are possible.
The East Alabama Arts Association is hosting a rare event that combines the musical talents of three women.
On Friday, Feb. 12, the Auburn Knights Orchestra held their annual Valentine's Day concert at the Bottling Plant Event Center in downtown Opelika.
In honor of February being Black History month, the Boykin Community Center hosted a program on Feb. 12 to celebrate black heritage.
Katie Hogan’s pets died in a fire that destroyed her home on Monday, Feb. 1. She was at school, sitting in the critical care rounds room working on a computer when she heard the news of the “devastating” fire.
The Auburn Planning Commission gave their final approval to several codified elements of the Downtown Master Plan on Thursday night, Feb. 11. Amendments to the comprehensive plan for the city of Auburn, CompPlan 2030, were approved and followed a series of work sessions held by the planning commission to discuss the implementation of the Downtown Master Plan.
The 2016 regular legislative session for the Alabama Legislature began last week. Balancing the state's General Fund budget and encouraging job growth are on the top of this year's agenda for Alabama Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn.
Blake and Micah Melnick got to see the process of the foster system up close and personal when Micah’s parents decided to become foster parents.
The Auburn-Opelika stormtroopers are commonly known as Ronnie Sparks, a substitute teacher, and his son Will Sparks, a ninth-grader at Auburn Junior High.
The following incidents were reported to the Auburn Police Division from Feb. 2-8.
