by The Observer Staff | Dec 24, 2024 | Politics
UPDATE received after going to press: FINCEN issued new guidance extending the filing deadline from January 1, 2025 to January 13, 2025. On Dec. 23, The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on the injunction issued earlier this month, which means that now the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 24, 2024 | Community
Auburn Police host city’s annual Toy Drive BY HANNAH BEASLEY FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department collected and distributed gifts for hundreds of local children at its 50th annual Toy Drive on Dec. 14 at Dean Road Recreation Center.The toy drive...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 24, 2024 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly 200 acres north of U.S. Highway 280 will remain a part of unincorporated Lee County after opposition from nearby residents tanked a proposal to rezone and incorporate the property into the city of Auburn.The Auburn...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 24, 2024 | Letter to the Editor
I just want to mention to you how proud I am for our beautiful city of Opelika. We have had recently a really spectacular Christmas parade, a delightful Snopelika, the tree lighting in Courthouse Square, Christmas in a Railroad Town, Collinwood Luminaries, concerts,...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 24, 2024 | Community, Featured
Opelika mayor proclaims ‘Jan Jones Day’ BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — With 59 refurbished displays, musical presentations and storytelling, the 31st annual Victorian Front Porch Tour created picture-perfect Christmas scenes of a simpler time in...
