Politics Articles

Congressman presents grants to Opelika, Lee County Schools

State Rep. Jeremy Gray (D-Opelika) recently presented community service grants of $20,000 each to Lee County and Opelika school districts. Pictured accepting the grants from Gray are Ken Roberts, CFO of the Lee County Board of Education, and Dr. Ferrell Seymore,...

Opelika Council recongizes couple as ‘Citizens of Excellent Character’

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and the Character Council honored Dr. George and Debbie Purves as the Character Council's 'Citizens of Excellent Character' during the Tuesday night city council meeting. OTHER BUSINESS The...

Auburn votes to restrict parking

BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — At its March 12 meeting, the Auburn City Council approved a new No Parking zone along Tullahoma Drive. The city received multiple complaints about the impacted area and shared research from Engineering Services and Public...

City of Auburn seeks public input on CompPlan 2030 updates

Revisions will include zoning and land use changes since last update in 2018 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The city of Auburn will hold three public input meetings to garner input on an update to CompPlan 2030, the comprehensive plan for the city of Auburn. The...
Democratic Candidates Forum

Democratic Candidates Forum

BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Democratic Executive Committee conducted a candidate forum during their regular monthly...

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