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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Chatom, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Washington. Associated ZIP codes: 36518.
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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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Chatom is in Washington County, Alabama.
Region: South 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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Chatom is the seat of Washington County, the first county in Alabama. The county was created in 1800 by proclamation of the governor of the Mississippi Territory, making it the first U.S. civil government in what would become Alabama. Its original boundaries stretched from the Chattahoochee River to the Pearl River and from the 31st parallel, today's Florida line, north past present-day Montgomery, covering some 25,000 square miles from which 26 counties in Alabama and Mississippi were later carved.
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The county's government moved several times, through seats that included St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, where a courthouse served from 1854. In 1907 the county seat moved to Chatom, and a new courthouse was built there in 1908; it stood until it was razed in 1963, and its cornerstone is now a memorial on the courthouse grounds. Chatom itself was incorporated as a town in 1949. During World War II Chatom was one of two nearby sites, with Jackson, Alabama, chosen for camps holding German prisoners of war. Prisoners worked on local farms and businesses for 80 cents a day, played on soccer teams and made music and art, and some became friends with local residents. After Germany surrendered in 1945 they were sent home, and by 1947 the camps were gone, though some former prisoners returned decades later to visit. Sources The Historical Marker Database: Washington County (Alabama Historical Association) The Historical Marker Database: Washington County Courthouse; German P.O.W. Camps from WW II (Washington County Historical Society) The Historical Marker Database: St. Stephens Courthouse and Masonic Lodge Wikipedia: Chatom, Alabama
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