Opelika News

Attorneys ask for sealed file in AU killing case

Alabama Live - Wed Jul 02

Defense attorneys for a Smiths Station man accused of killing an Auburn University freshman are asking a judge to seal his file and say they're skeptical their client will be able to get a fair trial in ...

Auburn-Opelika Named One of Greatest Golf Retirement Spots

WSFA-TV Montgomery - Tue Jul 01

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AU officials to ask trustees for tuition hike

News Courier - Fri Jun 27

Auburn University officials plan to ask trustees for a tuition hike. AU officials say a 12 percent increase is needed because the university received about $41 million less from the state in this year's state ...

Macon-East players fulfill field of dreams together

Montgomery Advertiser - Fri Jun 27

When the Central Alabama Community College baseball team meets for the first time in the fall, it won't exactly have to go through formal introductions.

Strip club seeks to nix dancer's suit

Montgomery Advertiser - Wed Jun 25

BIRMINGHAM -- A Birmingham strip club has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former dancer who claimed she was injured in a wreck because she was forced to drink alcohol on the job.

Murder trial under way at Justice Center

Opelika-Auburn News - Sun Jun 22

The trial for Rosemary L. Newsome began Monday afternoon in Lee County Circuit Court with Judge Jacob A. Walker III presiding.

Status hearing set for man charged in student's murder

WTVM Columbus - Wed Jun 18

An east Alabama judge wants an update on the status of a mental evaluation he ordered for the man charged in the March slaying of an Auburn University student from Georgia.

'"You Can Do It !"

Chattanoogan.com - Tue Jun 17

When Yashica Robinson White was in the ninth grade, she had her first baby. By her senior year at Atlanta's Southside High School she had a second child and that very same year she buried her mother, who was an ...

Brother's shadow is dark, ugly place

Sunherald.com - Tue Jun 17

Dear Abby: I'm a 24-year-old man. My brother, "Chaz," is 22 and has always been extremely popular with everyone - parents, grandparents, guys, girls.

Mental Evaluation Set for Man in Auburn Freshman's Slaying

WTVY Dothan - Mon Jun 16

A Lee County judge has ordered a mental evaluation of the man accused of capital murder in the death of Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk to decide if he understood his rights during his arrest.