by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission voted to approve the purchase of new equipment for the Lee County Coroner’s Office. “If you back up a number of years, there was a lot of controversy around the transportation of...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — I was a copyboy at the Providence Journal-Bulletin in Rhode Island from 1978 to 1981. Every December, quirky editors invited employees to participate in the “ghoul pool.” That was a competition to see who could predict the closest day to when...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE ALABAMA — The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act — Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s legislation to raise maximum coverage amounts offered under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) and...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Legals
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HENRY CARSON JACKSON, JR. IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE NUMBER 2023-060 Letters Testamentary on the Estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 10th day of February, 2023 by the Honorable Bill...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 2, 2023 | Sports
OPELIKA — The Opelika girls and boys tennis teams completed four matches last week. The Lady Bulldogs lost to Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (1-8) in their opening match. Mary Cara Montel won the only match of the day, an 8-3 win at the three seed. The...