by The Observer Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Column, Steve Flowers
A good many of the news stories that were the most noteworthy events of 2015 will continue into this new year of 2016 and may repeat as the major headlines of this year. Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard will go on trial in his home of Lee County in early spring....
by The Observer Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Community, Slider
By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Robert Ham, Lee County Commissioner, District Four, sees his position as an opportunity to help people. “One of the pleasant bonuses is that this job as Lee County Commissioner allows me to help people on a daily basis,” he said....
by The Observer Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Community
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Officer Chad Leverette went above and beyond the call of duty last month while responding to a single-vehicle crash on West Point Parkway Dec. 6. For his heroic actions, he was honored at Tuesday’s council meeting as the OPD Officer...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Rosanna McGinnis was named librarian of the Opelika public library, Lewis Cooper Jr. Memorial Library Jan. 2. She graduated from the University of Montevallo with a bachelors degree in English. In 2010, she completed her Masters...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 22, 2016 | Politics
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, on Jan. 15, asked the court to continue his felony public corruption case until the fall, which would add as much as six months to a case that has already dragged on for over a year. In the...