Blake Phillips

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NEWS 10/26/21 8:05am

Auburn University Hosts Forum Regarding Employee Vaccination Mandate

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University's Office of Student Affairs hosted two forums today answering questions that students employed by the university may have regarding President Joe Biden's September 9th executive order mandating vaccinations for many, including all federal workers and contractors. 

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NEWS 10/1/21 4:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Beat Bama Food Drive

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The annual Beat Bama Food Drive kicked off today in an effort to out-compete the University of Alabama in collecting canned goods in a friendly competition. 

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NEWS 10/1/21 2:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Potential Government Shutdown

By Blake Phillips

 Washington D.C. (EETV) - This week the United States government narrowly avoided a shutdown by passing a bill extending funding to December 3. 

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NEWS 10/1/21 11:26am

Thursday News Tidbit: Auburn Booster Shots

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - This week Auburn University announced their plan to distribute COVID booster shots. 

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NEWS 9/17/21 4:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Hurricane Nicholas

By Blake Phillips

 (EETV) - Category 1 storm, Hurricane Nicholas, made landfall in Texas and doused the gulf coast of the United States as the 14th storm of the 2021 Atlantic Storm Season. 

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NEWS 9/17/21 2:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Auburn Sexual Assault Protest

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - After the third incident of sexual assault on Auburn University's campus, a decision not to release the name of the fraternity at which the incident occurred sparked protests on the Auburn campus. 

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NEWS 9/17/21 12:03pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Harold Franklin

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Harold Franklin, Auburn's first African-American student, passed away recently at the age of 88. 

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NEWS 9/14/21 1:56pm

Auburn Campus Safety Reports Another Sexual Assault

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University Campus Safety reported another incident of sexual assault Tuesday afternoon after a female student divulged to police she was raped Friday night at a fraternity house. 

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NEWS 9/10/21 4:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: Auburn Vaccine Incentive Prizes

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University's Vaccine Incentive program announced its winners and prizes for the week. 

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NEWS 9/10/21 2:00pm

Thursday News Tidbit: IRS Warns of Stimulus Scams

By Blake Phillips

 Washington, D.C. (EETV) - The Internal Revenue Service recently warned Americans about fake messages posing as official IRS announcements attempting to phish personal information in the latest scam. 

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NEWS 9/10/21 11:54am

Thursday News Tidbit: $20.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Auburn

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University was awarded $20.5 million in emergency COVID funding from the federal government. 

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NEWS 9/3/21 4:00pm

Eagle Eye News Tidbit: Hurricane Ida's Path of Destruction

By Blake Phillips

 (EETV) - Hurricane Ida, one of the strongest storms to hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in recent history, wreaked havoc on a large portion of the eastern U.S. 

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NEWS 9/3/21 2:00pm

Eagle Eye News Tidbit: Raptor Rehabilitation

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine's Southeastern Raptor Center recently released a rehabilitated young bald eagle into the wild. 

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NEWS 9/3/21 11:56am

Eagle Eye News Tidbit: New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Website

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University's Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announced a new resource for prospective students and members of the Auburn family to use to view the work that the University continues to do for campus diversity.

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NEWS 6/28/21 4:28pm

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art is Reopening Tuesday with Brand New Exhibitions

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Following a brief closure for exhibit changeout, Auburn’s crown jewel of fine art will be reopening its doors June 29th to showcase two brand new exhibitions. 

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NEWS 6/9/21 8:59am

Auburn University Continues Its Rollback of COVID Precautions

By Blake Phillips

Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University continues to respond by rolling back COVID precautions that have been in place for just under a year. In addition to the lifting of its mask mandate, the University has announced that a Healthcheck 'Green Screen' passport is no longer necessary in most situations.  

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NEWS 5/20/21 12:44pm

Auburn University Hits Construction Milestone for Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The final construction beam in the Rane Center at Auburn University was raised last week in front of a large gathering of Auburn and even some Alabama state officials.

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NEWS 5/13/21 1:33pm

The Colonial Pipeline Resumes Operations Following a Six Day Shutdown

By Blake Phillips

 Following a shutdown that spanned six days, the Colonial Pipeline, a 5,500-mile gas line that supplies many of the United States’ southeastern gas stations, is back up. 

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NEWS 4/5/21 4:42pm

The CDC Updated its Travel Guidelines for Fully Vaccinated People

By Blake Phillips

 Washington D.C. (EETV) - The Centers for Disease Control announced an update to its guidelines regarding travel for fully vaccinated Americans. 

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NEWS 3/30/21 12:50pm

Kenneth Kelly to Address Auburn Graduates at 2021 Spring Commencement

By Blake Phillips

 Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - Auburn University announced that prominent banking executive and philanthropist, Kenneth Kelly, will be addressing graduates at 5:30 p.m. on April 30th in Jordan-Hare stadium to kick off Auburn's commencement weekend. 

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