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82nd National Peanut Festival opens Friday in Dothan with Skylift, bigger names for concerts
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -The 82nd National Peanut Festival opens Friday in Dothan and runs through Sunday, Nov. 15, with a revamped midway, new spectator events, bigger concerts and a new ride called the Skylift. Friday marks opening day for one of the Wiregrass’s longest-running traditions. Gates are opening later on...
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Your Guide to Peanut Festival’s Opening Weekend
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — The National Peanut Festival opens Friday, Nov. 6, with rides, live music and family activities. Visitors have until Thursday, Nov. 5, to buy a $38 MegaPass that combines admission and unlimited rides for one day. The festival runs through Nov. 15 at the fairgrounds, 5622...
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2026 National Peanut Festival: Events, showtimes, admission and more
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The 82nd National Peanut Festival is kicking off this weekend! Here is what you need to know about events, showtimes, and admission. FESTIVAL HOURS AND ADMISSION Festival closes at 10 p.m. each day except for Sunday, November 9. Rides close around 11 p.m., except for Saturdays, when they close around midnight. […]
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A look back at day one of the National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Ala. (WDHN)– The 82nd Annual National Peanut Festival has officially kicked off, and festival-goers are coming in to experience what it has to offer. The National Peanut Festival has a lot to show for it, whether it’s rides, food, or games. It also includes the new skyline attraction, which carries festival-goers over the fairgrounds […]
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USA TODAY
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 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...
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3 Lost Alabama Neighborhoods That Disappeared From the Map
Alabama’s missing neighborhoods are sometimes hidden beneath places whose present purpose seems obvious: a military installation, industrial land or a redeveloped city center. Their earlier residential lives can be much harder to see. The houses are gone, street patterns have changed, and a name that once meant home may appear mainly in an archive.
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Top-ranked Tigers win Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
LOXLEY, Alabama – The No. 1 Auburn men’s golf team capped a busy week with its second team victory in five days, winning the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational with a 42-under 822 the par 72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama. “I’m really proud of the team and...