JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- 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.

James Nichols, a student at JSU, has been missing since Aug. 28, with officials across the East Coast aiding in search efforts, according to police and the university.

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 High

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