County levies tax increase

By Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Commission met in a specially-called session last Friday to officially levy the recently-approved additional one-cent county sales tax and to approve a special event alcohol license for the Luke Bryan Farm Tour. The sales tax,...

Lee County fair begins Sept. 30

By Alison James Associate Editor The sounds of livestock and carnival music, the smells of fried dough and grilled hamburgers, mingling with laughter and shouting in a family friendly atmosphere … can all mean only one thing. It’s time for the Lee County Fair....

One step closer

Subdivision progresses toward approval By Laurel Jackson Callaway Opelika Observer Wyndham Gates subdivision, located on Gateway Drive, is one step closer to completing development of its final phase. At Tuesday’s voting session, the Opelika Planning Commission made...

On budget

By Alison James Associate Editor With almost $50 million in expected general fund revenue for fiscal year 2015, the city is off and running to finish off the year with a surplus, based on the FY2015 budget. “We want to run the city, we want to provide great services,...

Learning about Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess

By Jody Fuller Opelika Observer Lt. Gen. Ron Burgess had a distinguished and remarkable career as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army. Per Wikipedia, Burgess Jr., is a retired United States Army lieutenant general. His last military assignment was as the...