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LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Workers Memorial Day Is April 28

BY KURT PETERMEYER OPINION — In August 2021, Layton Ellison and Eli Babb headed to work like they did many times before. After a storm knocked out power in Adger, a power transmission restoration company assigned the two 19-year-old electrical apprentices to help...

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Irecently saw someone post on social media that we needed some kind of theatre opportunity in Opelika, and I was pretty surprised that the poster hadn’t heard of the Opelika Theatre Company (OTC). OTC was founded in 2015 by several friends who thought a community...

Alabama’s Community Colleges are Aligned with the Needs of Business and Industry to Better Serve Our Students and Our State

By Jimmy H. Baker OPINION — In the five years since I became Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, nothing has been a higher priority than making sure we provide world-class, affordable education and training so our students have the skills to succeed in...

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The Lee County Education Retirees Association Advocacy Network would like to thank the Lee County Legislative Delegation and the Alabama Legislators for passage of Senate Bill 30- Retirees Bonus Bill by Sen. Bobby Singleton (Greensboro, Alabama). We also thank members...
Marvin Dalton Henderson

Marvin Dalton Henderson

Marvin Dalton Henderson Mr. Marvin Dalton Henderson of Opelika, Alabama passed away peacefully with family at his side on Sunday, July 21, 2019. He...

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A transformed voice?

A transformed voice?

By Samuel Moore-Sobel Howard Stern is a changed man. Or that is at least what he is claiming as he touts his new book, “Howard Stern Comes Again.”...

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