by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Legals
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ALDOT PROJECT NO. IAR—041-000-020 CITY BID NO. 23003 CITY OF OPELIKA LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA PURCHASING DEPARTMENT (ATTN. LILLIE FINLEY) AT OPELIKA CITY HALL LOCATED AT 204 SOUTH 7TH STREET,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY SAM DICHIARA THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County branch of the NAACP held a community and law enforcement town hall discussion on Friday, Feb. 10. Citizens gathered at Southside Center for the Arts to voice questions and concerns to a panel of top law...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
OPINION — Columnist Molly Ivins told the story of a man seeking a seat on the Public Utilities Commission of Texas. In filling out an ethics form, he did fine when he wrote that he had a few minor traffic violations. But he added that he had shot a whooping crane,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Politics
Veteran of the Month series recognizes Alabama’s heroes for service to military, local communities CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF TOMMY TUBERVILLE WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Feb. 9, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring U.S. Air Force Master Sgt....
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County commission made its first revision to the COVID-19 policies since Dec. 30, 2021, on Monday night. The change reflected several recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),...