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LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNS OF NEW PHONE SCAM

LEE COUNTY (January 27, 2025) – The Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is warning citizens of a new phone scam targeting families of recently arrested/incarcerated individuals. Over the weekend, LCSO received a message from a mother whose son was recently arrested....

2025 tax filing season starts as IRS begins accepting tax returns; taxpayers have many options for help

WASHINGTON â€” On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service opened the 2025 tax filing season and is now accepting and processing federal individual tax year 2024 returns. The IRS expects more than 140 million individual tax returns for tax year 2024 to be filed...

Celebrating a century

BY HANNAH BEASLEY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — This past December loved ones gathered to celebrate Mrs. Juanita Patrick’s 100th birthday. An Opelika resident for more than 70 years, Patrick was born in Goodwater, Alabama, in Coosa County in 1924 and moved to Lanett...

It’s that time again — Girl Scout Cookies now on sale

CONTRIBUTED BY GIRL SCOUTS OF SOUTH ALABAMA LEE COUNTY — Girl Scout Cookie season is in full swing. The 2025 cookie lineup includes the full spread of classic flavors, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils and Do-si-dos. This will be the last year S’mores...
Halloween happenings —

Halloween happenings —

Kreher Preserve offering Nature Nightmares hikes BY AUDREY KENTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nature Nightmares is back at Auburn University’s Kreher...

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