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Law Enforcement Letter to Legislature Urges Support of Gang Prevention Act

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF  STEVE MARSHALL ALABAMA — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded a letter submitted to the Alabama Legislature from 162 sheriffs and chiefs of police from across the state calling for the swift passage of SB143 (by Sen....

Opelika Approves New Cemetery Rules, Pricing

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — Effective Monday, April 10, new rules, regulations and pricing will be in place for all public Opelika cemeteries — Rosemere, Garden Hills and Evergreen. “The city has not revised cemetery rules and pricing since 2015,”...

Fuller Talks Making a Difference at 2023 State of the City

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — In his 2023 State of the City address, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller encouraged citizens to “be intentional” and be “difference makers.” Fuller addressed a crowd of community leaders and business professionals...

Alabama Doctors Praise FDA for Making Narcan Available without a Prescription

CONTRIBUTED BY THEMEDICAL ASSOCIATIONOF THE STATE OF ALABAMA MONTGOMERY — Alabama physicians are commending the Food and Drug Administration’s decision last week to allow a nasal spray version of Narcan to be available as over-the-counter medication. “Making Narcan...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Some Legislative Issues By Steve Flowers The 2020 legislative regular session is wrapping up. After this week’s two-days of meeting days, only one...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Who Are the Nine People Who Sit on Our State Supreme Court? By Steve Flowers This week allow me to share with you a sketch of the men and women who...

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