Auburn
Morning News
Friday, June 27th, 2025
Good morning, Auburn. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 27th of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Niche used federal data to rank the best places to raise children in Alabama and ranked Auburn with an A+ overall for its public schools, family amenities, and diversity—placing it among the top 15 family-friendly cities in the state. The study also relied on information from the U.S. Census, FBI, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CDC. AL.com
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Roni’s Mac Bar opened its doors in downtown Auburn earlier this month and served viral mac and cheese that drew local crowds — the new franchise now offers a popular dish to the community. The Auburn Villager
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Patrons gathered Saturday at Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center to celebrate Auburn Area Community Theatre’s 20th anniversary — Councilman Bob Parsons read a proclamation naming June 21 as Auburn Area Community Theatre Day. The Auburn Villager
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ On Thursday, social media users across Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina shared pictures of a rare daytime fireball seen in the sky, which NASA said was a meteor fragment that created a sonic boom resembling an earthquake. The American Meteor Society noted the event reached a magnitude of -14—brighter than a full moon. AL.com
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama is changing its process for getting insurance approval for some treatments and drugs so doctors and patients can get care faster+ the state's largest insurer will review unapproved requests by a clinician and send clear next-step notices. It will also reduce prior authorization for some in-network services by 2026+ speed up most electronic requests by 2027 while keeping prior approvals during a 90-day transition when patients switch plans. AL.com
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
~ Confucius
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