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Britt secures $298K for Southern Union

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. KATIE BRITT WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, recently directly secured $298,719 for Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026,...
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Auburn council approves nearly $1 million drone technology contract

Program aims to improve response times and investigations as officials address privacy concerns BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will soon have access to a sophisticated network of drones covering a broad swath of the city after the...
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Opelika council approves $750K for workforce medical clinic

Per Ordinance 032-25 Under Section 2-169 - Rule 1(e) “An item on the published agenda may be removed or postponed by the sponsor without approval of the city council prior to the meeting”. As Mayor Smith was the sponsor of Consent Agenda Resolution item #14 – Special...
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Immigration enforcement debate heats up

Sheriff candidates spar over cooperation with ICE ahead of primary BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Two Republican candidates running for Lee County Sheriff are offering competing visions regarding the agency’s involvement with U.S. Immigration and Customs...
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