Good morning, Auburn.

Cheers on the Corner, a popular summer sip-and-stroll event hosted by the Auburn Downtown Merchants Association, will return to downtown Auburn today from 6 to 9 p.m.—marking its ninth year.

Niche released its 2025 public school rankings that rated Homewood as best with an A+ while cities such as Madison, Mountain Brook, Auburn, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Trussville, Point Clear and Fairhope earned high scores based on academic performance, teacher quality and diversity—factors that can help parents and students decide where to live and learn.

The annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday starts today and runs until Sunday, July 20th, exempting school supplies such as pencils, paper, binders, calculators, rulers, uniforms, books, and computers from state sales tax.

Some local governments may also remove local sales taxes on these items (details vary by jurisdiction).

At SEC Media Days, Missouri coach Drinkwitz made off-topic jokes while Arkansas coach Pittman called multiple transfer portal windows the craziest system—comments that show coaches want changes in recruitment.

Auburn handed Texas A&M a tough loss last season and Nick Saban is not returning to coaching after his daughter Kristen confirmed he is done—leaving his Saturdays for ESPN’s College Gameday.