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City Council

Auburn City Council approves money for affordable housing, authorizes community center repairs and appoints Salary Commission members | #citycouncil

By Julia ParkUW News Lab At this week’s Auburn City Council meeting, councilmembers approved two resolutions to pursue city projects and appointed two new commission members. Salary Commission Appointments After the roll call, the council approved the appointment of Lisa Stirgus and Trevon Cooper to the Salary Commission. The Salary Commission consists of five members […]

City Council

Auburn City Council gets recap of new conservation-themed summer camp | #citycouncil

An Auburn summer camp focused on environmental conservation was launched last month, and organizers, including a City Council member, shared how it went Thursday. Council that evening received a recap on the first iteration of the Auburn Conservation Corps Summer Camp, which was meant to provide young people experiences in environmental resource conservation. Council authorized […]

City Council

Auburn City Council to vote on $1.5 million bond for sewer and water improvements | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. The Auburn City Council is expected to vote next week whether to authorize a $1.5 million bond for sewer and water line repairs. At a meeting Thursday, the council held the first reading of an ordinance for bonding to cover the cost of improvements for Auburn’s city water […]

Alabama

Hubbard nears end of sentence for ethics conviction | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is nearing the end of his prison sentence for his conviction on ethics charges. The Alabama Department of Corrections lists a Jan. 8 minimum release date for Hubbard. Hubbard was sentenced to 28 months in prison after a jury convicted him of violating state ethics […]

Arkansas

Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin Revealed Key Info on Auburn Coaching Search at Arkansas Press Conference

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Did you catch it? At the end of the Lane Kiffin press conference following the 42-27 loss to Arkansas. Did you catch it? Following an absolute drubbing at the hands of Sam Pittman’s Arkansas Razorbacks, where the Hogs went up 42-6 on a frosty night before switching the game plan to get […]

Mayor

Auburn Mayor Ron Anders says the passing of Aniah’s Law will help to protect women from assault

LAUREN JOHNSON Local and state government has recently installed legislation that proponents believe will keep violent criminals off the street, which will also, in turn, protect women from assault. During the Nov. 8 election, 80-percent of voters across the state voted to pass Amendment One, also known as Aniah’s Law. This amendment gives Alabama judges […]

Arkansas

SEC Roll Call: Arkansas Gets Chastised for Its Treatment of Religious Schools

It was a crazy weekend in SEC football and Matt Mitchell brought the goods this week with his weekly edition of SEC Roll Call. This week the SEC commissioner is out trying to figure out if there is any way to get a second SEC team into the playoffs, so Georgia is left in charge […]

Alabama

Libertarian candidate challenges Republican incumbent for local State Representative position | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

JOHN WEST The Alabama midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday. While most eyes are on the senate and governor race, other elected positions are also up for grabs. One of importance for Auburn residents is State Representative for District 79 which covers the Auburn area. Incumbent Republican Joe Lovvorn, who has held the position […]

Alabama

Senate Republican Tuberville alleges that Democrats want to provide slavery reparations to ‘the people that do the crime’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” The first-term Alabama Republican spoke at a Saturday evening rally in Nevada featuring former President Donald Trump, a political ally. His comments were part of […]

Alabama

Commentary: Auburn voters favor community over development in recent municipal election | Columns | #elections | #alabama

Linda Dean and Philip Lewis In the recent Auburn City Council elections, those who voted appear to have expressed a clear preference for community values over unbridled economic development. In Wards 5, 2 and 1, the candidates voicing strong support for economic development and weaker support for preserving neighborhoods were resoundingly defeated. These are the […]