Community Articles

DA Requesting Funds 

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission heard a DA Funding Proposal from  District Attorney Jessica Ventiere during its Monday night meeting.  “I think that most people believe that we are fully funded by...

Street Flooding is Drowning Local Businesses

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika has a pervasive problem.  Flooding on 1st Avenue has been a consistent thorn in the side of business owners ever since the streetscape project was completed there about three years ago. ...

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt Honored for Term Limits Support

CONTRIBUTED BY U.S. TERM LIMITS  ALABAMA —  U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama was honored for her steadfast commitment to place term limits on Congress. U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the nation’s largest pro-term limits group, honored Britt for taking a strong...

Lee County Residents Selected For Prestigious A.L.F.A Leaders Program

Lee County’s Gamache Selected For Prestigious A.L.F.A Leaders ProgramLaura Beth Gamache of Lee County was selected as one of 18 participants for the two-year Agricultural Leaders for Alabama (A.L.F.A.) Program. Sponsored by Alabama Farmers Federation, A.L.F.A. Leaders...
Meet You at the Bus START

Meet You at the Bus START

CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA HEALTH OPELIKA — Not even a pandemic could stop Opelika's Neighborhood Mobile Wellness Bus from being built, and now the...

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41 Years Later

41 Years Later

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Joseph Haynes believes he suffered an injustice over 40 years ago that has now been righted....

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