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Local agencies win top ADDY honors

CONTRIBUTED BY HERE MOLLY GIRL OPELIKA — Here Molly Girl and its sister agency, Script Marketing, took home top honors at the American Advertising Federation (AAF) — Montgomery Chapter ADDY Awards Gala held Friday, Feb. 20 at the Montgomery Country Club. Between the...

Buy Nothing Opelika fosters sustainability 

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — No Buy Opelika is a Facebook group where locals can give away items they no longer need — promoting sustainability through reducing waste.  “I wanted to do something that gives back to the community, and I didn't like how...

IRS launches new web page to streamline tax fraud and scam reporting

CONTRIBUTED BY IRS WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the launch of a new web page thatallows taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud, scams, evasion, or other tax-related illegal activities, as well as internal-facing...

It has everything to do with Him

OPINION —  Weddings are joyful occasions — celebrations full of laughter, food and careful planning. But in John chapter 2, something goes wrong. The wine runs out. That might not sound like a crisis to us, but in first-century Jewish culture, it was a social...