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Tuscaloosa, AL

Alabama Crimson Tide On SI

The Alabama football program welcomes Western Kentucky into Tuscaloosa on Saturday for the first time since hosting the Hilltoppers in 2016. There'll be a sligh

Alabama Welcomes Familiar Face To Tuscaloosa For Season Opener

Athlon Sports

Head coach Kalen DeBoer has high praise for freshman wide receiver Caleb Odom ahead of season opener

Kalen DeBoer expresses confidence in freshman WR Caleb Odom

Auburn, AL

Auburn Tigers On SI

Is the hype too much for Cam Coleman? How he can live up to it in his Auburn Tigers debut.

What to Expect from Auburn Tigers Freshman-Phenom Cam Coleman

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze gave an update on how his squad will handle kicking duties vs. Alabama A&M.

Key Auburn Tigers Specialist to Miss Week 1 vs. Alabama AM

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Auburn football opens the 2024 season on Saturday against in-state foe Alabama A&M, and ESPN is all but certain that an upset will not take place. According to the latest data from ESPN’s Football Power Index and matchup predictor, Auburn has a 99% chance to beat Alabama A&M on Saturday to begin the second season of the Hugh Freeze era with a 1-0 record.

Auburn has 99% chance to beat Alabama A&M on Saturday

Georgia State

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Floyd County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Decatur, AL

Decatur, Alabama has plenty of things you can do on a budget! Find out the best free things to do in Decatur, AL so you don’t have to spend a cent. Decatur is a great place to visit on a budget because there are so many fun free and cheap things to do in the Charming River City!

9 Free Things to Do in Decatur, Alabama

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Hoover, AL

Chelsea, AL

Friday means gameday for the Briarwood, Chelsea, Oak Mountain and Spain Park high school football teams. Under the Lights and 280 Living has you covered from the gridiron, as Briarwood heads to Homewood, Chelsea hosts Wetumpka, Oak Mountain travels to Pelham and Spain Park plays at Hoover. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. for both games. Here's what you need to know: The Under the Lights newsletter is back and ready to hit your inbox first thing Saturday morning. Click here to get all of our coverage in one place, and be one of the first to be able to...

Football Friday: Week 2 is here

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Montgomery, AL

Calhoun Journal

The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points: CLASS 7A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Central-Phenix City (18); 1-0; 216 2. Enterprise; 1-0; 140 3. Thompson; 0-1; 139 4. Auburn; 1-0; 137 5. Hoover; 1-0; 99 6. Dothan; 1-0; 91 7. Hewitt-Trussville; 1-0; 66 8. […]
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Carter County, TN

John M. Dabbs

CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. - The Cherokee National Forest has announced the temporary closure of the Little Stoney Dispersed Camping Area on Watauga Lake, effective August 30, due to public health and safety concerns. The closure comes in response to a significant amount of trash left by visitors, which has attracted bears to the site, creating potential dangers for both humans and wildlife.

Cherokee National Forest Temporarily Closes Little Stoney Camping Area Due to Bear Activity

Louisiana State

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

Three families who were joined through tragedy grieved differently on Monday – the first anniversary of the afternoon when a shooting rampage targeted Black people at a Jacksonville dollar store.

New lawsuits and a scholarship: Families reflect one year after Dollar General shooting

Auburn is just days away from the 2024 campaign kicking off Saturday night against Alabama A&M (6:30 p.m. CST, ESPN+). On the Auburn Undercover YouTube channel, Nathan King and Jason Caldwell discuss their early impressions of game week, including Tuesday's practice. Christian Clemente cameos to discuss QB recruit Deuce Knight's upcoming visit.

VIDEO: Early game-week impressions as Auburn preps for Alabama A&M

Akron, OH

The Lantern

The 2023 Buckeyes taking the field. This Saturday, the Buckeyes will face the Akron Zips at home. Credit: Caleb Blake | Lantern File Photo. The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will kick off their season against the Akron Zips at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

No. 2 Buckeyes set to take on Akron Zips in season opener

Green Bay, WI

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist on news — Off to college, Biden-Harris, aging student, Covid surge

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

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‘A true friend’: How Mike Parris’ personality goes beyond the booth at Jacksonville State

For a moment, the city of Jacksonville, Alabama, was silent. Snap to Cooper. Looking. Down the field, he’s got a man, caught it. He’s free, Philyaw-Johnson...

‘A true friend’: How Mike Parris’ personality goes beyond the booth at Jacksonville State

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