A bill to remove the state sales tax on groceries stalled again Thursday in the Alabama Senate, and time is running out for its consideration. The bill is a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the state’s 4 percent grocery sales tax and would raise the threshold where a family of four starts paying the state income tax from $12,600 to $20,000 in annual income.
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AU College of Education names Georgia school superintendent outstanding alum
Ron Saunders, an alumnus of Auburn University’s College of Education, has been named the college’s 2008 Outstanding Alumnus.
Alabama attorney general to speak at Officers Memorial Service in Opelika
Alabama Attorney General Troy King will be the guest speaker Tuesday at an Officers Memorial Service in Opelika that will remember fallen law enforcement officers and honor those currently serving. The memorial service is one of many across the nation that will be held during National Police Week.
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Opelika and Prattville have waged some epic battles in the past several years.
Tigers must keep pace in SEC
With its back against the wall last weekend, the Auburn baseball team came through, winning a Southeastern Conference series against last-place Mississippi State.
AHS soccer looks to get over the hump
The first time the Auburn High girls soccer team made it to the Class 6A Final Four in 2004, it was a great experience.
Even though the Tigers lost that semifinal game, it wasn’t all bad for head coach Mac Matthews.
Now, it’s a different story.
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