by The Observer Staff | May 26, 2021 | Politics
Contributed by the Office of Gov. Kay Ivey The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has launched a new high-speed notification system known as CodeRED, designed to notify residents of missing person alerts throughout the state. ALEA unveiled the new...
by The Observer Staff | May 26, 2021 | Politics
Contributed by Office of Sec. of State House Bill 123, sponsored by Representative David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook) and Senator Linda Coleman-Madison (D-Birmingham), has now been signed into law and made effective. Act 2021-335 allows a registered voter who is a...
by The Observer Staff | May 26, 2021 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
By Greg Markley In 1978, Foreigner had a massive hit with the song Double Vision. Vocalist Lou Gramm explained how the title came to him: “The New York Rangers were playing the Philadelphia Flyers and one of the big Flyers bumped into the Rangers’ all-star...
by The Observer Staff | May 26, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions, Politics
In the May 13 edition of the Observer, former state Rep. Steve Flowers argued in his state-wide political column that the retirement of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby “will be nothing short of devastating” for the state of Alabama. Furthermore, Mr. Flowers claimed that...
by The Observer Staff | May 26, 2021 | Politics
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Lee County Commission voted to adopt an amendment to the solid waste management plan during the Monday night meeting, allowing for curbside pickup for solid waste. The amendment reads: “The county may, in the future,...
