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Auburn

Seven Birmingham area high schools among best in country, Newsweek says

May 21, 2012

Schools in Mobile, Huntsville, Auburn and Madison all make the top 1,000

Researcher attempts to create peanut resistant to drought, disease

May 21, 2012

FAIRHOPE, Alabama — The perfect peanut may be growing in a dusty field outside of Fairhope. The candidates — different varieties bred by an expert peanut geneticist — were planted Thursday morning at Auburn University’s Gulf Coast Research and Extension Center.

Mobile Bar honors slain police officer; Bobby Lowder’s hidden hand and more (Political Skinny)

May 21, 2012

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AU coach Chizik coming to Cullman

May 20, 2012

Before 2009, not many people outside of the county knew about the Cullman County Auburn Club.

Airport welcomes new PR manager

May 17, 2012

(From release) The Port of Huntsville has announced Chantel Gurney Minish as its public relations manager. She joined the staff earlier this month. As public relations manager, Minish is the primary contact for the media and also manages customer relations, events, social media and …

Panel weighs changes to AU trustee selection process

May 17, 2012

MONTGOMERY | A proposed constitutional amendment that would alter the selection process of the Auburn University board of trustees went to a conference committee Wednesday night after the House of Representatives changed the original Senate measure.

Bill would redraw districts, stagger terms for Auburn University trustees

May 16, 2012

MONTGOMERY | Voters would decide whether to make changes in the selection process for the board of trustees at Auburn University under a bill that’s on the House of Representatives’ agenda today. The bill faces a tough path to passage …

MAD: Toomer's for Tuscaloosa

May 15, 2012

IT’S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THE TORNADOES, AND HELP IS STILL POURING IN TO TUSCALOOSA. AUBURN FANS ARE SOME OF THE BEST VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS. FOR THE PAST YEAR, THEY’VE BEEN HELPING IN TUSCALOOSA’S RECOVERY. BETTINA BOATENG SHOWS US HOW THE GROUP …

Fact Finder: Toomer's Trees

May 14, 2012

Known as a sacred symbol in the Auburn Nation, Toomer’s Corner has been seen for decades as the place to celebrate a football team win. But in late 2010, an outcry was heard after the old oaks at the center of…

Crafts, music highlight Strawberry Festival

May 12, 2012

Nestled away in a lawn chair inside the Festhalle Market Platz, Joann Bowen enjoyed the spring-like weather as she finished work on a crochet Auburn placemat.