Markita James

By Press-Register staff December 24, 2009, 10:15AM AUBURN, Ala. –  Auburn resident Lori Pitts awoke Wednesday morning to find out that a vandal slashed 4 of her Christmas inflatables: a pair of snowmen, a fire truck with Santa and one of his reindeer sitting atop it and Snoopy with his dog house, the Opelika-Auburn News reports. “I cried all morning when I saw it,” Pitts told the O-A News. A few of Pitts’ neighbors also had holiday...Read Full Story

By Press-Register staff October 16, 2009, 7:52AM Gregory Lance Henderson: 31-year-old Columbus, Ga., man suspected in killing of Alabama deputy has a long criminal record in Georgia. AUBURN, Ala. — The man accused of killing a Lee County sheriff’s deputy has a long arrest record in Georgia, dating back to 1995, the Opelika-Auburn News reports. Records received this week from the Columbus (Ga.) Police Department and the Georgia Department...Read Full Story

By The Associated Press December 08, 2009, 7:17PM AUBURN  – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating claims that some black custodial employees in the Auburn University Student Center are being paid less that white co-workers.  The complaint is also being investigated by Auburn’s Office of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity. A spokesman for the employees, Tyrone Durrell, said the complaint started...Read Full Story

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Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports Opelika Auburn News, AL - 17 hours ago ... notebook, Garmin GPS system, various mail and various school supplies valued at $670.97 sometime between 8:30 pm Tuesday and 5:45 pm Thursday. ...Read Full Story