Bishop’s 220 Yards Carry No. 17 Tennessee Past Auburn 24-14 in Golesh’s Return to Knoxville

Graphic: Opelika Daily News Auburn led No. 17 Tennessee at halftime in Alex Golesh's return to Knoxville, but DeSean Bishop ran for 220 yards and three touchdowns as the Volunteers pulled away for a 24-14 win Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Bishop, a senior, carried 34 times. His carries, yards and touchdowns were all career highs, and he accounted for 68 percent of Tennessee's 323 yards of total offense, according to Auburn Athletics. “To win games… Read More

Opelika at Auburn High Tonight: The 102nd Meeting, With Second Place in 6A Region 2 on the Line

Opelika and Auburn High play the 102nd game of their rivalry tonight, Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. at Auburn's Duck Samford Stadium, and the Class 6A, Region 2 standings are at stake. Both teams are 2-1 in region play, and both region losses came against Central-Phenix City. Auburn High is 3-2 overall and Opelika is 2-2, according to the Opelika-Auburn News. The winner will have the inside track to finish second in the region,… Read More

Big Home Weekend for Auburn: Volleyball Hosts No. 3 Kentucky Tonight and No. 11 Tennessee Sunday; No. 3 Equestrian Meets No. 5 SMU

Auburn volleyball brings an eight-match winning streak home to Neville Arena this weekend for two ranked SEC opponents, and the equestrian team has a top-five meet of its own on Saturday. Volleyball: The Tigers (11-2, 1-0 SEC) host No. 3 Kentucky tonight, Friday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. for SEC Opening Night. Fans are asked to wear orange. Auburn then hosts No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. CT in its Student-Athlete… Read More

Auburn Soccer Holds No. 13 Tennessee Without a Shot for 78 Minutes in a 1-0 Win, Armstrong’s First Ranked Victory

Auburn soccer beat No. 13 Tennessee 1-0 on Thursday night at the Auburn Soccer Complex. The Lady Vols didn't get a shot on goal for the first 78 minutes, and the win in Auburn's annual Kick Out Cancer match was the program's first over a top-15 team since it beat No. 6 Arkansas in 2023. It was also second-year coach James Armstrong's first win over a ranked opponent at Auburn. "I didn't know how much… Read More

Kreher Preserve’s Halloween Enchanted Forest Lights Up the Trails Tonight and Saturday

Auburn's Kreher Preserve & Nature Center and the Auburn Area Community Theatre are hosting the Halloween Enchanted Forest tonight, Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3, at the preserve, 2222 North College Street. Small groups walk a string-lit trail and meet costumed performers playing native plants and animals, such as a dancing wildflower, a storytelling beaver or a singing alligator. Each one does a short act with music, poetry, humor and nature facts. After the… Read More

Opelika Main Street Expands Its Downtown Facade Grant, Adding Up to $25,000 for Fire and Safety Upgrades

Opelika Main Street has expanded its long-running Bill Roberts Facade Enhancement Grant into a broader Historic Property Enhancement Grant Program. It launched Oct. 1 and gives downtown property owners and tenants more ways to pay for work on their buildings. Over the past 10 years, the facade grant has helped 40 businesses with a total of $199,643 in grants, according to Opelika Main Street. The new program has four categories: Bill Roberts Facade Enhancement Grant… Read More

Auburn’s First ‘Top Dog’ Competition Puts Detection Dogs From Opelika, Auburn and Two States to the Test

This is a brief follow-on to a story first reported by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Auburn University held its first Top Dog Performance Competition at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, bringing police and security dog teams from Auburn, Opelika and other agencies in Alabama and Georgia together to compete for the Dog Bowl Trophy, The Observer reported. The event was held alongside Homecoming, when the Auburn University dog… Read More

Auburn’s Fall Hazardous Waste Collection Day Is Saturday, Oct. 10, With Free Shredding and Electronics Recycling

Auburn residents can get rid of old paint, chemicals and other household hazardous materials for free at the city's fall Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the City of Auburn. The drop-off runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Environmental Services Complex, 4277 Wire Road, Suite 100. It is meant for materials that can't legally go out with weekly garbage collection. The city will also take paper documents for… Read More

United Way: 41% of Lee County Households Can’t Reliably Afford the Basics, as October Becomes ‘Understanding ALICE Month’

The United Way of Lee County is spending October on what it calls Understanding ALICE Month, a push to explain the money pressures on working families across the county, the Opelika-Auburn News reported. ALICE stands for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. These households have jobs but don't earn enough to cover the basic cost of living month after month. The United Way says 15,415 Lee County households, or 21% of the total, fit that description. Another 20%… Read More

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