Community

Inheriting a past of lynching in Lee County

By Eduardo Medina | Assistant Community Editor | August 29

Beyond the slight crackling of gravel and occasional puffs of wind, not much is heard here, yet there is a deafening scream your helpless to registering while walking toward the statue of an African American woman on her knees, chained around the neck, screaming and staring at the ground you walk on.

Ron Anders, David Hill in runoff for Auburn mayor

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief and Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | August 29

David Hill and Ron Anders are in a runoff for Auburn mayor. The election is scheduled for October.

RESULTS | Auburn to select new City Council, mayor

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief and Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | August 29

Mayor Results: Runoff on Oct. 9 between Ron Anders and David Hill Ward 1 City Council Winner: Connie Fitch Taylor Ward 2 City Council Results: Runoff on Oct. 9 between Kelley Griswold and Todd D. Scholl Ward 3 City Council Beth Witten (I) has already been confirmed. She faced no opponents. Ward ...

A voter's guide to Tuesday's mayoral elections

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief and Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | August 28

Don't know who to vote for Tuesday? We've got you covered with this handy guide to the mayoral candidates.

Auburn Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Ron Anders Jr. is running for mayor.

Ron Anders, with endorsement from Bill Ham, launches mayoral campaign

By Elizabeth Hurley | Summer Editor | August 28

Ron Anders is running for mayor. Read to find out his plans if he is elected.

Trump White House resumes flag tribute to McCain after criticism

By Jennifer Epstein and Jennifer Jacobs | Bloomberg News | August 28

President Donald Trump refused to say a word about McCain during events at the White House on Monday, where flags flew at full-staff for most of the day in contrast to honors the late senator received elsewhere in Washington and across the country

A look at Bill Ham's 32 years of city service

By Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | August 28

As the Auburn community gears up for the Municipal election Tuesday, Aug. 28, the community is also readying itself to see a new face sitting at the center of the City Council.

A voter's guide to Tuesday's City Council elections

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief and Elizabeth Hurley | Community Editor | August 28

Auburn's municipal elections are set for Tuesday, Aug. 28, and all eight City Council positions and the mayorship are up for election. With only three incumbents running for re-election and Auburn’s 20-year mayor choosing to not run again, there will be new leadership in Auburn. Don't know who to vote for on Tuesday?

Lab technician Mike Crumpler, left, and materials engineering professor Tony Overfelt examine metal components in one of Auburn's additive manufacturing labs. Overfelt is director of the Center for Industrialized Additive Manufacturing and principal investigator on a separate $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to research ways for smaller manufacturers to incorporate additive technology into their processes.

'This is exactly what we want to be doing': University receives $3 million federal additive manufacturing research grant

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | August 27

The University is set to receive a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to research and advance techniques in the additive manufacturing industry. U.S.

Mike Hubbard answers questions from defense lawyer David McKnight on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Opelika, Ala.
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Court of Criminal Appeals upholds Auburn Republican Mike Hubbard's conviction on 11 of 12 charges

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | August 27

Hubbard was Auburn's state representative from 1998 to 2016, and he served as House speaker from 2010 to 2016, considered by many to be the state's most powerful political position.