by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The wanted and anticipated Loachapoka Community Park is one step closer to completion. The Lee County Commission approved the results of the bids for the park — which opened on Aug. 24. — during...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — Smiths Station City Clerk Morgan Bryce is stepping down from his role and welcoming in the new City Clerk Cyndi Farmer. Farmer will enter the position in an interim role for two...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION — As a 23-year-old with enthusiasm for politics and history, I was at Ronald Reagan’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 1981, just as I had been at Jimmy Carter’s in _____. People used transistor radios (declining by 1980) to find out when the 52 hostages...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Opinions, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA GOV. KAY IVEY OPINION — As Alabama students are beginning the new school year, there is already discussion on the promotion policy included in the Alabama Literacy Act that takes effect this year. There is no life skill more vital than...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | Community
Contributed To The Observer Opelika Kiwanis Club’s guest speaker this weak was State Representative Ed Oliver. He came and spoke on his efforts for bills across the state as well as the Dadeville and Lake Martin area. For more information on Oliver, visit his...
