Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Bankston, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Fayette. Associated ZIP codes: 35542.
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The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Bankston is in Fayette County, Alabama.
Region: North Alabama
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Alabama Crushes LSU, Georgia Dominates Ole Miss in SEC
Alabama beats LSU 31-13 to bolster its CFP case, while Georgia crushes Ole Miss 42-0. Both teams now appear headed for an SEC Championship Game showdown.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
The GOP redrew House districts across the South to save Republican seats. Their plan failed — and succeeded
After President Donald Trump pressed Republican-led states to redraw their maps to help the GOP keep its U.S. House majority, Northeastern political scientis...
Nov 10, 2026Open source
Were celebrities a distraction for LSU in Alabama loss? Here’s why Lane Kiffin doesn’t think so.
LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe the appearance of celebrities, like Kevin Costner, distracted the Tigers in their loss to Alabama.
Nov 10, 2026Open source
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Bankston, in Fayette County, grew along the Byler Road, the early state road built by John Byler that opened the area to settlers. Its first settlers, Jacob Hellums, William M. Strong and Littleton Cole, called the place Bylor or Byler for the road. Nearby stood one of the county's first post offices, opened as Clear Creek on December 11, 1835, renamed Harveys Cross Roads in 1839 and Sheffield in 1841, and closed in 1880. Zion Church was organized near the road in the 1830s, and travelers camped at its grounds overnight.
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The community grew with the Georgia Pacific Railroad, completed in 1883; the railroad's water tank gave it the name Bank's Tank, for one of its engineers. Sources differ on the post office's history: the town's marker says it opened as Willingham on December 3, 1884, and became Bankston on March 30, 1887, while Wikipedia says it ran as Bucksnort from 1873 to 1894 and as Bankston afterward. A school opened about 1886, Bankston Baptist Church formed in 1888, and sawmills operated in the area; a canning factory burned in 1901. The Byler Road through Bankston was paved in 1937. On February 20, 1951, a tornado damaged the depot, the post office, stores and churches. The Bankston School closed on May 31, 1971. Sources The Historical Marker Database: Bankston; A Post Office with Three Names; Zion Church & Byler Road (Byler Road Tourism Alliance and the Alabama Historical Commission) Wikipedia: Bankston, Alabama
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