by The Observer Staff | May 18, 2016 | Column
This is the third in a series of columns that trace the history of efforts to regulate the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Alabama. What follows is an updated and expanded version of an article by the author that first appeared in The...
by The Observer Staff | May 18, 2016 | Column, Steve Flowers
Last week we talked about how difficult it is to win passage of a legislative act. It does not matter if the proposed legislation is for apple pie and motherhood. If for nothing else, the bill has to go before both House and Senate committees, win approval, and not...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2016 | Community
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Phase two of the Carver-Jeter master plan will begin Saturday with an event that will involve community members and artists painting telephone poles along South Fourth and Auburn Streets. Community members will be paired in groups...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2016 | Politics
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council took time to recognize three Opelika Middle School students for being selected as Duke University TIP scholars at last week’s city council meeting. Seventh graders John Knitter, Emily...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2016 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer Councilwoman Patricia A. “Patsy” Jones broke new ground at the 2016 Lee County Relay for Life when she assembled a new team composed of Lee County’s elected female politicians to raise money for the Power in Purple Campaign of American...