Auburn, Alabama

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Alabama news links: Auburn block party tonight won't include Aubie,...
Aubie and the Auburn University cheerleaders lead the way through in the Tiger Walk to Jordan Hare Stadium in this Sept.
Auburn University provides netbooks to seniors at Loachapoka High School
Seniors at Loachapoka High School in east Alabama have received HP netbooks equipped with wireless Internet access cards courtesy of Auburn University.
Lori G. Eckhardt Honored by Cambridge Who's Who
AUBURN, AL, September 2, 2010 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Lori G. Eckhardt, Associate Research Professor at Auburn University, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in education.
Fodder: Will kids' remake 'Indiana Jones' make the big ...
View full size A website gives a thumbnail view of "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation," a movie made by some Mississippi kids over a 7-year span in the 1980s and that has become a viral sensation.
Jaudon Named Alfa Teacher of Month for September
History teachers are accustomed to engaging students in stories of the past. To distinguish herself from the general 'pack' of educators, though, Jean Jaudon utilizes a skill honed over several years of being in the field - drawing on the past while igniting a passion for learning that will carry on well into her students' futures.
Syrup Sopping Day planned in Loachapoka
The Loachapoka Syrup Sopping Day will be Oct. 30 at Loachapoka Park on Alabama 14 near Auburn.
Dye holds Blue Jean Ball on Oct. 1
Former Auburn University head football coach Pat Dye will play host to the 10th annual Blue Jean Ball on Oct.
Expect normal traffic congestion driving to Auburn, Alabama football games
A new college football season means new road projects and traffic changes that might make the difference for fans being in their seats for the opening kickoff or stuck in traffic along the way.
Vaccine developed to save fish from deadly parasite
Fish can be immunized against Ich, the dreaded "white-spot" disease that is the bane of home aquarists and commercial fish farmers, government scientists have shown.
Teens and Sextortion
Teens and sextortion: Alabama - Jonathan Vance Wisconsin - Anthony Stancl. Jonathan Vance of Auburn Alabama was sentenced to 18 years in jail for sextortion recently.
A Cowboys fan in the White House?
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs might be a Dallas Cowboys fan in Redskins country.
Alabama news links: Auburn may not be able to operate pilot school;...
According to federal regulations, Auburn University's professional flight management program can no longer operate as a pilot school.
Alabama news links: Former Faulkner student ordered into military after Facebook post
News from around the state: The Opelika Auburn-News reports Auburn is looking for a new chief instructor for its flight management program.
Ohio aviation firm to build plant in Alabama that will be linked to universities
The state's growing list of aviation and aerospace companies added another name Wednesday, when Ohio -based GE Aviation announced plans to build a coatings plant for military jet engines within three months.
Merrimack's Mixer a groovy evening
Friday night, attendees at Merrimack Hall's first ever fundraiser, The Mixer, were twisting and shouting to the popular tunes of The Beatles.
Sentencing for former 2-year chancellor delayed
The sentencing hearing for former 2-year college chancellor Roy W. Johnson has been delayed.
Alabama news links: Gadsden re-elects Guyton mayor; Auburn re-elects...
Bill Ham: Re-elected mayor of Auburn in city elections Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Gadsden Mayor Sherman Guyton won a second term on Tuesday and voters sent Mayor Bill Ham back into office for another 4 years as municipal elections were held in some Alabama cities.
Al Benn's Alabama: Au fans achieve celebrity status on sports radio show
An Alabama-based sports talk show that's gone na tionwide has a lot of col orful call-in characters, but the two who stand out most are rab id Auburn fans with unique styles.
Momma Goldberg's Deli holds grand opening today at Village Shop Center
Momma Goldberg's Deli, a staple at Auburn University for years, is holding its grand opening today at 4800 Whitesburg Drive in the Village Shop Center.

City Description

Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama with a 2009 population of 57,833. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 135,833 which, along with the Columbus, GA-AL MSA and the Tuskegee, Alabama, comprises the greater Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA, a region home to approximately 500,000 residents. Auburn is a college town and is the home of Auburn University. Auburn has been marked in recent years by rapid growth, and is currently the fastest growing metropolitan area in Alabama and the nineteenth-fastest growing metro area in the United States since 1990. U.S.News has ranked Auburn among its top ten list of best places to live in United States for the year 2009. The city's unofficial nickname is “The Loveliest Village On The Plains,” taken from a line in the poem “The Deserted Village” by Oliver Goldsmith: “Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain...” Inhabited in antiquity by the Creek, the land on which Auburn sits was opened to settlement in 1832 with the Treaty of Cusseta. The first settlers arrived in the winter of 1836 from Harris County,