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Gov. Ivey signs IVF protections legislation

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed SB159, the IVF protections legislation, after it received overwhelming support from the Alabama Legislature. The governor is grateful to the Legislature for swiftly bringing forward this stop-gap measure so fertility clinics, that previously...
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OCT’s Penguin Project to perform Annie Jr. March 7-10

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Community Theatre’s Penguin Project will present the play Annie Jr. March 7-10.The Penguin Project creates opportunities for students in the community who have special needs to participate in the arts and showcase their...
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Opelika sixth-grader competing on national television

Bryson McGlynn vies to be Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef Junior BY ANITA STIEFEL &ELESE MCKINLEY Bryson McGlynn, a sixth-grader from Opelika, was joined by his friends and family at O'Town to watch his debut on the cooking competition show MasterChef Junior. OPELIKA —...
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Sheriff remembers people helping people

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones has not forgotten the scene when he arrived at the intersection of Highway 51 and Lee County Road 38 in Beauregard. He arrived in Beauregard a mere 15 minutes after the EF-4 tornado...
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