by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
OPINION — In early December 1987, I was stationed at Fort McPherson, Georgia, as an enlisted leader with a small military history unit. An Army major approved a memorandum on the spot. When he gave it to me, I saw it read “Request for Christmas” with the vital word...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Legals
In accordance with Chapter 1, Title 39, Code of Alabama, 1975, notice is hereby given that Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC has completed its work on the Proposed Alabama Highway 169 – 300,000 Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank/ GMC Project No. CMGM190165(1) for...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY1819 NEWS / CALEB TAYLOR ALABAMA — With a new year, new legislature and a string of annual budget surpluses, hope springs eternal for tax relief in Alabama. With that, there are three key areas for policymakers to consider in 2023. INCOME TAX Alabama was...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY CRAIG MONGER / 1819 NEWS ALABAMA — With the start of the new year, eligible Alabamians are now allowed to carry firearms without having to purchase a license from the state. Permitless carry, also called constitutional carry, was among the more...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 4, 2023 | Community
As part of Wreaths Across America’s national initiative, Wreaths Across America Day, members of the Opelika community traveled to Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery in Russell County on Dec. 16 to lay wreaths on the gravestones of fallen veterans. Every year,...
