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Auburn travels to Columbia, South Carolina, today looking for its third win of the season. The Tigers will face off against the Gamecocks, who are coached by two-time Auburn assistant coach Will Muschamp. South Carolina lost to Top 25 teams in each of its first two contests, before blasting Vanderbilt 41-7 in Week 3 to […]

7. Saban is still doing well University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be “evaluated daily” and will continue to self-isolate as he has tested positive for the coronavirus; currently, he’s coaching virtually. Saban is still asymptomatic, and the team is currently preparing to play the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. 6. Social media […]

7. Florence is trying to remove their Confederate monument The Confederate monument outside the Lauderdale County Courthouse may be removed, as the Florence City Council has just voted to seek permission from the State for the statue’s removal. The council is also requesting that the county commission move to relocate the monument. The city council […]

7. Sure, let’s impeach Barr now The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law is joined by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in calling for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to be impeached and asking that the U.S. House of Representatives start proceedings. The two groups are accusing […]

7. Alabama small businesses would apply for more loans A new survey through the National Federation of Independent Business shows that in Alabama, only 27% of small businesses saw an employee need time off for the coronavirus and 50% would apply for another loan to help them financially through the pandemic, such as through the […]

After a chaotic final few minutes, Auburn emerged victorious 30-28 over Arkansas in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The beginning of the game was a bit of a slog as remnants of Hurricane Delta moved through East Alabama, dumping several inches of rain along the way. In the first half especially, the weather conditions made it difficult for […]

7. Alabama company helping to mask the Capitol The U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Capitol visitors and staff will now have masks provided to them through a textile manufacturer from Cullman, Alabama, after HomTex was selected for the contract. HomTex said in an email to U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), who announced the decision, “As an […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — Will the competing ad campaigns move the needle between Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and Tommy Tuberville for U.S. Senate? — Will Roy Moore ever get tired of losing in court, and will […]

Auburn sneaks past Arkansas 30-28

The Auburn Tigers escaped a wet Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night with a tight win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Auburn opened up the game with an early 17-0 lead, and looked good doing it. After struggling against Kentucky and Georgia, the Tigers’ rushing attack finally came alive. Early on, the Tigers’ defense was forcing the Razorbacks […]

What to watch: Auburn vs. Arkansas edition

The matchup between Auburn and Arkansas was already interesting because of both Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn’s and offensive coordinator Chad Morris’ history with the University of Arkansas. Both men coached for the Razorbacks, with Chad Morris being in Fayetteville as Arkansas’ head coach as recently as December. To say that Razorback fans want to […]

Nick Saban will be coaching No. 2 Alabama against his former offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin on Saturday. He will be looking to go to 21-0 in coaching against former assistants all-time when the Tide travel to Oxford to take on the Ole Miss Rebels this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening, Saban appeared on his […]

7. Ivey rescinds evacuation order Earlier this week, Governor Kay Ivey declared a State of Emergency for Hurricane Delta and ordered those vacationing on the coast to evacuate. Ivey has since rescinded the evacuation order as Delta will make landfall farther west and avoid the Alabama coast. The updated order says, “Hurricane Delta is unlikely […]

7. Some potential long-term effects of coronavirus found In Chicago, a new study has been looking into some of the neurological impacts that the coronavirus could have on people. Of those hospitalized that were included in the study from March 5 to April 6, 42.2% had neurologic manifestations, 62.7% had neurological symptoms and 82.3% had […]

7. Municipal run-off election leads to close races and a fired poll worker The mayor of Decatur was reelected, a city councilman was obliterated in Huntsville, another city councilman lost in Madison, the mayor of  Florence appears to have lost by 11 votes and two separate city councilman kept the seats in Russellville in elections […]

7. Medical manufacturing facility coming to Dothan Governor Kay Ivey has announced that there will be a medical manufacturing facility built in Dothan that will create 70 new jobs and be an investment of $9.5 million through Global Resources International and Advanced Product Solutions. The facility will produce personal protective equipment, among other products. Ivey […]

There is a lot of work to be done on The Plains. Auburn was handed a brutal beatdown by the Georgia Bulldogs in the second week of the 2020 SEC football season. Some thought that playing the Bulldogs early in the season because of this year’s schedule shakeup might give Auburn and advantage because of […]

7. Alabama high school closes over coronavirus Cottonwood High School in South Alabama will be closed because multiple members of the faculty and staff have either tested positive for the coronavirus or been in contact with someone who has. This comes after Cottonwood High School had already canceled last Friday’s football game and noted in […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Alabama Democratic Executive Committee member Lisa Handback take you through Alabama’s biggest political stories, including: — After another extension of public health orders by Governor Kay Ivey, how close are we to the end of these orders and the mask mandate? — Why is former Governor Robert Bentley […]

There was a game between Auburn and Georgia in week 2, but it was not much of a competition. The Bulldogs established that they were the more physical team in the first quarter and never looked back, eventually winning 27-6. Athens continued to be a house of horrors for the Tigers as they have now […]

What to watch: Auburn vs. Georgia edition

It’s rivalry week. The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry makes its first appearance in a month other than November for the first time since 1936 today. Auburn has played Georgia more than any opponent in program history. Saturday’s game will be the 125th meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back to 1892. […]

Alabama looked dominant in their 38-19 win over Missouri last weekend, but everyone expected dominance against a weak Missouri team with a first-year head coach. On the flip side of that, Texas A&M looked worse than they have in years. If you didn’t see the headlines, Texas A&M narrowly defeated Vanderbilt 17-12 on Saturday. That […]

7. Pelosi is already making threats With just over a month before the general election and the impending threat of an Electoral College deadlock due to mail-in ballots, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has already said during a news conference, “There ain’t no light at the end of the tunnel for you in the House […]

7. Ivey has apologized to 16th Street Baptist Church survivor Governor Kay Ivey has officially apologized to Sarah Collins Rudolph, who was a survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in 1963, which comes after Rudolph requested an apology and restitution from the state. In her letter, Ivey said that “there should be no […]

7. Biden and Harris release their tax returns  Just before the first presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden released his 2019 tax returns. This comes after a report about President Donald Trump’s tax returns claimed that he only paid $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017. In Biden’s records, it shows that […]