By Justin Smith Special to the Opelika Observer The 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) nearly doubled the standard deduction to $12,000 for single...
Crucial tax deductions for 2018 tax returns
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Education Articles
Another candle on the cake
By Beth Pinyerd I truly love to celebrate birthdays! To celebrate birthdays is definitely a time of joy for the young as well as the elderly. For...
Auburn graduate to co-chair ‘World Economic Forum’s 2019 Annual Meeting’
By Kalani Long Special to the Opelika Observer Auburn University international alumna and Fulbright scholar Basima Abdulrahman, who recently founded...
Mommy, Daddy, Don’t Leave Me!
As a young child, three years old to be exact, I can still recall the fear I had when my mother and father would leave me just for an hour in the...
Opelika natives receive degrees from Jacksonville State University
Special to the Opelika Observer Jacksonville State University conferred degrees to 582 students at its fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 13. Due to...
Lee County School Board met Jan. 15
By Michelle Key Publisher During Lee County’s first school board meeting of 2019, board members were recognized as a part of “School Board Member...
SUSCC welcomes new workforce development staff
Special to the Opelika Observer Southern Union State Community College is pleased to introduce two new members of its Technical Education and...
Auburn-Opelika Mothers of Preschoolers’ group to host meeting at Trinity United Methodist Jan. 17
By Beth Pinyerd For the Opelika Observer The next meeting of the Auburn-Opelika chapter of the Mothers of Preschoolers will be held Jan. 17 from...
OLLI at Auburn University Winter Term 2019 classes to begin Jan. 28
Special to the Opelika Observer The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University (OLLI at Auburn) will begin the Winter Term 2019 Jan. 28....