City Hall, Opelika Power Services administrative offices, Public Works Department, Cooper Library, Municipal Court and Municipal Probation offices will be closed next Tuesday, July 4. The Sportsplex will be open from 5 a.m.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – Auburn is joining three other Southeastern universities in a $5 million research effort to help ensure water for agricultural production while maintaining healthy rivers and springs. The project, funded by a five-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, seeks to safeguard the sustainability of agriculture and forestry while protecting water quantity, quality and habitat in the underground Floridan Aquifer and the springs and rivers it feeds. The Floridan Aquifer is among the largest and most productive aquifers in the world and is a vital regional resource shared by Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – Auburn’s beloved icon, Nova, War Eagle VII, will not fly during pre-game events during Auburn’s 2017 football season after Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine faculty diagnosed the 18-year-old golden eagle with cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart.
THE FIRST CITY OF OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN JULY FALLS ON TUESDAY JULY 4TH. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, THE COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY MOVED TO WEDNESDAY JULY 5TH.
On Wednesday, June 21, 2017, the Auburn Police Division arrested Damion D. Johnson, age 21 from Auburn on warrants charging him with Theft of Property First Degree (Auto), Criminal Mischief First Degree and Criminal Trespass Second Degree.
The Auburn Softball team just lost one of their key players for the upcoming season. Rising senior Carlee Wallace was granted release from the program June 15. Auburn will have some big shoes to fill as they loose one of their offensive weapons.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)– HealthSouth Corporation of Birmingham recently invested $325,000 in Auburn University’s School of Nursing, solidifying the partnership between the healthcare provider and the university’s nursing program. HealthSouth’s gift supports the School of Nursing’s effort to raise $5.6 million in private funding to match university funds for Auburn’s first facility specifically built and designed for nursing education.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)– Two Auburn women will become the university’s first team to compete in the Air Race Classic, an annual cross-country airplane race for female pilots.
Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - On June 8, 2017, Auburn Police arrested Elijah Lee, age 19 from Auburn on warrants charging him with Burglary 3rd Degree and Theft of Property 3rd Degree. The arrest stems from an investigation into a report of a burglary that occurred on June 1st at a residence in the 700 block of Meagan Lane.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – A pair of researchers from Auburn University—Majid Beidaghi, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and Bridgett King, assistant professor of political science—have been named recipients of the 2017 Ralph E.
AUBURN, Ala. – While fruits and vegetables are undeniably good for the body, they’re also a major boost for Alabama’s economy, Auburn University and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station economists found in a recently completed analysis of the industry. “Specialty crops is definitely a potential growth area for Alabama,” said Deacue Fields, chair of the College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and study leader. “We grow a lot of corn, cotton, soybeans and peanuts, but in terms of profitability per acre, specialty crops rank highest,” Fields said. The study was funded by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University President Dr. Steven Leath is spending his first days on Campus visiting with student leaders.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)-- Auburn University is collaborating with the U.S. Army and the Federal Aviation Administration to develop innovative aviation learning and training modules using virtual, interactive and multimedia technology.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV)- On June 4, 2017, Auburn Police arrested Quincy Raymond Gilmore, age 22 from Opelika on warrants charging him with Burglary 3rd Degree and Theft of Property 3rd Degree.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) -- Former Auburn University President James “Jim” Martin died Saturday, June 3, at the age of 84.
OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV) – The City of Opelika is pleased to announce that Tyler Chaffee, Project Manager for Opelika Economic Development, recently completed The University of Alabama Economic Development Academy.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – Steven Brown, a professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, has earned a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity through hard work and scholarly research. Brown is the recipient of the 2017 Hughes-Gossett Senior Prize for the best article in the Journal of Supreme Court History.
AUBURN, Ala. (EETV) – The USA Men’s Handball Team will play the Canadian National Team in a three-game series June 9-11 as part of the 2017 Alabama State Games.
OPELIKA, Ala. (EETV) – Mayor Gary Fuller, along with Opelika Fire Chief Byron Prather, presented Anthony “Dean” Rogers a retirement proclamation May 30, 2017, after 29 years of service to the City.
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn University President Jay Gogue has drawn on his long career in higher education administration to develop a digital textbook on the subject. “A President’s Perspective” was available for review at the recent American Council on Education annual meeting where it received high praise from university presidents, scholars and students for its innovative use of media and technology to deliver content. The new digital textbook is being described as unlike any other in the field.
