Good morning, Auburn.

Lee County's fourth annual coat drive runs through today with drop-off sites at Auburn Bank, Auburn Public Library, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Opelika Police Department, The Observer, United Way, and others.

The Bundle Up Boutique will be Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2 to 6 p.m. (CT) at Opelika Public Library for free coat shopping.

14-year-old Jesse Lang in Auburn-Opelika is collecting new stuffed animals for children in foster care and hospitals, aiming for 7,000 and has nearly 600 so far; he's partnering with BigHouse and Auburn University Dance Marathon and seeks businesses in Lee and Chambers counties to host donation boxes (bearsofbelonging@gmail.com).

Alabama recording artist Trevon Williams released his new single My Home in Alabama on Oct.

9 to celebrate state traditions and give fans something to share across rival teams; he appeared on American Idol (Season 24) earlier this year and plans to perform the song around the state.

On Oct. 24 four F-35s flew over Jordan-Hare Stadium to honor Maj.

John "Alex" Klinner, a 2016 Auburn grad who died in the March KC-135 crash, and Auburn's engineering college announced the Major Alex Klinner Memorial Endowed Scholarship to support future mechanical engineering students in Air Force ROTC.

Richard Cooley, 79, mayor of Smiths Station, died Saturday, Oct.

24, surrounded by family. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 at Smiths Station Baptist Church & interment with military honors will follow at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.

Auburn volleyball fell 3-1 to LSU Sunday at Neville Arena, dropping to 12-9 overall and 2-7 in conference play after LSU closed the fourth set 25-18 despite Auburn winning the second set and a tight third set.

Smiths Station beat Auburn 19-6 on Oct.

22 at Duck Samford Stadium as Lynzie Mounce intercepted three passes and Brooke Norred passed for 211 yards and two TDs, and Janiya Jones added a rushing score; the win clinched the Lady Panthers' No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the Class 6A playoffs (which begin Tuesday, Nov. 3).

Auburn fired general manager Brian Kloman on Monday after he hid information that led to signee Mantas Rubštavičius being ruled ineligible, leaving coach Steven Pearl to start the season short a frontcourt rotation and to quickly find a replacement.

Jacksonville State plays New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium today at 7 p.m. CT (ESPN2), where the Gamecocks must contain league rushing leader James Jones (777 yards, four TDs) as they look to stay unbeaten in CUSA.

Auburn softball beat Gadsden State 14-0 in a fall exhibition at Jane B.

Moore Field, with Maniah Wack hitting two home runs, error-free defense, and pitchers Ella Harrison and Abby Hearnen holding the Cardinals scoreless.

Loachapoka shut out Notasulga 42-0 in the return of the Battle of Highway 14 on Friday night in Loachapoka, capitalizing on five turnovers and improving to 8-1 (5-1 in region play) as they prepare to visit Glenwood on Thursday, Oct.

29 at 7 p.m.