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Auburn Council Discusses Boykin Community Center

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council approved several items relating to the new Boykin Community Center during Tuesday night's council meeting.  The Boykin-Donahue Campus Project is a large city project to add a...

Opelika Council Approves Funds for ‘We’ll Meet Again’ Performance

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night's Opelika City Council meeting, the council approved a special appropriation to the Arts Association of East Alabama (AAEA) in the amount of $14,000 to be used exclusively to defray expenses...

Citizens and Commission At Odds Over Comments

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Two years ago, the Lee County Commission removed citizens’ communications from its livestream video, public record and minutes. “The Lee County Commission voted unanimously to change the agenda format...

Lee County Adds More To Broadband Project

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission amended projects under the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant Program during Monday night’s meeting. The Broadband Expansion Grant Program is a product of funds from the...
No TikTok for State Employees

No TikTok for State Employees

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA —  Gov. Kay Ivey sent a memo to all state agency heads earlier this week to announce she has...

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