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This Gigantic Alabama Furniture Store Has More Treasures Than You Could Explore In A Day
If you’ve ever walked into a furniture store, spent eleven minutes looking at the same three sofas, and left feeling vaguely hopeless, then Alabama Furniture Market in Calera, Alabama is about to completely change your perspective. This is the kind of place that makes furniture shopping feel less like...
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Anniston to Host Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Centennial Memorial Park on November 11
Anniston, AL – The City of Anniston will recognize the service and sacrifices of military veterans during its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Centennial Memorial Park. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. Central Time at the park, located at 225 Ken Rollins Way in Anniston. The annual […] The post Anniston to Host Annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Centennial Memorial Park on November 11 appeared first on Calhoun Journal .
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What led to the iconic photo of Uga V and the Auburn player?
In 1996, a photographer for the Montgomery Advertiser snapped a picture that is somewhat of a legend in the world of college football. The image shows Uga V, the University of Georgia’s live bulldog mascot, lunging toward an Auburn University football player during a game. The photograph isn’t just an unforgettable image ; it speaks to the depth of the rivalry between the two teams. The annual matchup is famously referred to as the "Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry." The teams first went head-to-head on the football field more than 130 years ago, on February 20, 1892. Watch this video to hear the story behind the photo of Uga and the Auburn player. It’s been 30 years since that picture was taken, and Charles Seiler, the man holding Uga’s leash, told USA TODAY what led to that historic moment and what he says is the “most famous” picture of himself. Back in 1996, football stadiums didn’t have jumbotrons. So, to see the play, Seiler and Uga V had to move closer to the field to follow the action. “It was a long play,” Seiler says. “An Auburn player made a good play. Caught the ball, ran in the end zone.” The
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Auburn Dedicates Kim Evans Student-Athlete Lounge at Facility
Auburn Athletics dedicated its student-athlete lounge at the Jack Key Golf Teaching Facility to Kim Evans, honoring the former women’s golf coach whose vision helped create the facility. Evans led Auburn from 1994 to 2015, building a championship program and helping shape the experience of generations of Tigers. By...
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Auburn Golf names Jack Key Facility lounge after Kim Evans
AUBURN, Ala. – In honor of legendary former women’s golf coach Kim Evans, Auburn University Athletics and the Auburn University golf programs have named the student-athlete lounge at Jack Key Teaching Facility the Kim Evans Student-Athlete Lounge. A 2008 inductee into the National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame...