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• Absentee voting for Aug. 10 Opelika referendum under way

  Opelika voters who want to vote by absentee ballot in the Aug. 10 special election on city plans for its own telecommunications service have until Aug. 5 to pick up a ballot.

  07/29/2010 11:17 PM
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  Cusseta woman convicted of meth precursor possession

  A 31-year-old Cusseta woman was the first person to be tried in Lee County court for possessing a key ingredient in manufacturing methamphetamine.

  07/29/2010 11:04 PM
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• Opelika Middle sets up clothes shop for needy students

  The cheerleaders at Opelika Middle School have been hard at work this summer designing posters for the fall, practicing their cheers and getting ready for school to start.

  07/29/2010 10:58 PM
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• Alabama Farmers Federation makes endorsements

  The Alabama Farmers Federation has released a bipartisan list of endorsements for the November general election, including Republican Kay Ivey for lieutenant governor and Democratic incumbents Susan Parker and Jan Cook for the Public Service Commission.

  07/29/2010 7:45 AM
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  Area business helps transform parking lot to playground

  From parking lot to playground — and all in a day’s time.

  07/28/2010 11:14 PM
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  Ford blasts Gov. Riley over gambling

  Charity is not the issue. Jobs are the issue. So says former Tuskegee Mayor and legislator Johnny Ford, who ripped into Gov. Bob Riley Wednesday afternoon after Riley’s office last week stated “VictoryLand is nothing but an illegal scheme to enrich Milton McGregor and his cronies ...”

  07/28/2010 11:05 PM
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• Local group to host Arizona immigration rally

  Hours after Arizona’s immigration law has taken effect, Alabama residents will be rallying in support of it.

  07/28/2010 11:02 PM
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• Opelika board of education meets

  Opelika board of education meets

  07/28/2010 3:43 AM
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• Opelika to relocate recycling center

  An Opelika recycling center will soon get a change of scenery when the drop-off center moves from its previous Miles Thomas Field location to the Denson Drive Recreation Center.

  07/28/2010 3:43 AM
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  Opelika woman takes plea deal

  The Opelika woman accused of plotting a murder from inside the Lee County jail has agreed to a plea deal.

  07/28/2010 3:41 AM
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