Jacksonville State University student missing for over a week: Officials

A college student from Alabama has been missing for over a week, with officials across the East Coast aiding in the search efforts, according to the university's police department. James Nichols, a student at Jacksonville State University, has not been seen since Aug. 28, the university said in a press release on Thursday. Nichols, who is from Ohatchee, Alabama, is believed to have departed the campus on Aug. 28 at approximately 3 a.m. in his 1999 blue, four-door Chevrolet Malibu, with an Alabama license plate of 11AEM5U, officials said. His vehicle was recorded that morning traveling north on Highway 431 in Glencoe, Alabama, officials said. The next day, the car was spotted in Pawling, New York, which is approximately 73 miles from New York City. Jacksonville State University Police Chief