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Where would an Auburn football top-5 recruiting class fit into the program's history?
ALEXANDER CITY — Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze can't blame the high expectations on anyone else but himself. After what turned out to be the No. 10 recruiting haul in the country for the Class of 2024, Freeze laid out his big-picture plan: "That was our goal, is in Year 1 to have a top-10 class," Freeze said during the early signing period in December. "And in Year 2 to have a top-five class. ...
Ja'Heim Hudson brings 'grit' and 'toughness' to the court, Bruce Pearl pleased so far
Of Auburn's three transfer portal signees, SMU transfer Ja'Heim Hudson certainly arrived with less fanfare than Furman's JP Pegues or Georgia Tech's Miles Kelly. But after a few weeks of summer workouts, head coach Bruce Pearl is pleased with what he's seen from Hudson. Read what Pearl had to say about Hudson inside...
Auburn great DeWanna Bonner scores sixth WNBA All-Star spot
AUBURN, Ala. — Connecticut Sun's DeWanna Bonner, a former standout from Auburn University, earned her sixth WNBA All-Star spot, announced Tuesday night by the league. Bonner, from Fairfield, Alabama, previously earned WNBA All-Star honors in 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Now in her 15th season in the WNBA,...
Dead roaches, gnats, ‘black grime’: Jefferson County’s worst restaurant health inspection scores
Summer has been sizzling in Alabama, with recent temperatures as high as the upper 90s and the heat index expected to reach as high as 110 degrees. These Jefferson County establishments wish their county health inspection scores could match the temperature. Eight restaurants, gas stations, conveniences stores and food trucks...
Silverada headlines in Phenix City before Nashville album release party
PHENIX CITY, Ga. (WRBL) — In celebration of the Fourth of July, Silverada makes its Phenix City debut with it’s new name. The band formerly known as “Mike and the Moonpies” takes the stage at 8:45 p.m. as part of a free Fourth of July celebration held at the Phenix City Amphitheater. “It’s been a […]
Former Auburn football star hired to direct the offense at Charles Henderson
Charles Henderson High head football coach Quinn Hambrite needed a new offensive coordinator after DeAndre Austin was hired to be the head coach at Tuskegee’s Booker T. Washington. He found his man, reaching into the past for a former player from his days as an assistant at Prattville. In...
Three-star TE Hollis Davidson reaffirms commitment to Auburn, chooses Tigers over Florida State
Auburn football earns a gift on Independence Day in the form of a re-commitment. Hollis Davidson, a three-star tight end from Peachtree City, Georgia, rejoins Auburn’s 2025 class after backing off his pledge in May. He chose the Tigers over Florida State on Thursday, becoming Auburn’s 15th commitment of the cycle. In May, Davidson shared in a tweet that he felt it was too early to have a college plan set in stone. Following his de-commitment from Auburn, Florida State began trending upward for Davidson. However, after another tight end pledged to Florida State, Davidson’s thoughts shifted back to Auburn says Zach...
‘What to the slave is the Fourth of July?’: Montgomery church to hold re-enactment of Frederick Douglass’ speech
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - This Saturday, after the Fourth of July, church members and community leaders will gather in Montgomery to read the famous Frederick Douglass speech. The address titled “What to the slave is the Fourth of July?” focuses on the hypocrisy of America celebrating its freedom while hundreds of African Americans remained enslaved and in bondage. America celebrated Independence Day in 1776. Slavery wasn’t abolished in the United States until 1865.
Plaintiffs in Prattville Library suit say new policy “doubles down”
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Autauaga-Prattville Public Library Board is hoping to get out of a federal lawsuit after revamping its policies last week. But Will Bardwell, counsel for the plaintiffs, told the Alabama Reflector that the new policy is still similarly flawed. “This case is a problem...
Millbrook – Police Identify Suspect in Felony Theft Investigation Thanks to Anonymous Tip
Case: M07022024-B FROM CENTRAL ALABAMA CRIMESTOPPERS. The Millbrook Police Department requested public assistance on July 2, 2024, and was investigating a felony retail theft and seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Police advised the suspect has since been identified. Millbrook Police Investigators released a photo of a...
'Full-fledged shootout': Man dead after shooting on 7th Avenue North in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A man is dead after a shooting in Birmingham Thursday afternoon. The Birmingham Police Department said it responded to the 2500 Block of 7th Avenue North shortly after 2:00 p.m. Police said 45-year-old Dietrich Boone was found by officers with a gunshot wound and was...
Crenshaw community mourns Bowen’s death
Friends and family across Crenshaw County are mourning the death of a man well-known and loved throughout the area. Jason Adam Bowen, 43, died of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in the early morning hours of July 4. Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division responded to the scene where […] The post Crenshaw community mourns Bowen’s death appeared first on Luverne Journal.
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