by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY ALGOP Voters in portions of Lee and Chambers Counties went to the polls today for the Special General Election in Alabama House District 38. With 100% of precincts reporting, the unofficial results are as follows: Kristin Nelson (Republican): 2,958...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Politics
Considers land purchase from Stone Martin BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council approved a wide range of policy and routine matters during its Feb. 3 meeting, including zoning changes, multiple resolutions and appointments. The council also held...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN – A massive mixed-use development in north Auburn must again wait for initial approval after the Auburn City Council on Feb. 3 voted to postpone votes on various annexations and zoning ordinances for the second time in as many...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The Opelika boy’s basketball team (20–6, Area 3–3) put together its best week of hoops since the John Wadsworth era in 2015, knocking off both Central and Auburn in front of electric, sold-out crowds at the OHS Sports Arena. The back-to-back wins catapulted...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, Politics
Moratorium would pause certain new residential approvals and more BY MICHELLE KEYAND KADIE TAYLOR OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council announced last week that it is considering a proposed one-year planning moratorium, a measure intended to evaluate the city’s rapid...
