by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY ACCA Earlier this week, the Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) released two resolutions with statewide relevance — one urging unity among Alabama residents in their approach to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the other urging...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Column, Greg Markley
By GREG MARKLEY “Freedom is not free,” “My country right or wrong” and especially “America First” are famous patriotic phrases in the U.S. They are often said at veterans’ group meetings, seen on bumper stickers and heard from the lips of political candidates. Hal...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Opinions, Politics
BY ALABAMA GOVERNOR KAY IVEY The notion that one cannot be an advocate for both women and unborn children is simply wrong. Those that pit women against their unborn babies are not advancing solutions, but instead making these children the unjustified scapegoats when...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Events, Legals
CITY OF OPELIKA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Opelika will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
I will never forget, the day I thought the world was ending. The day I was up getting ready for work when the news broke and said a plane had hit the towers, I knew instantly it was not an accident. I remember being so shaken by what I witnessed as the world watched...
