by The Observer Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Column, Steve Flowers
BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — Growing up as a teenager in the 1960s, I served as a page in the Alabama Legislature. One day when I was around 13 years old, I was looking around the House of Representatives and it occurred to me that North Alabama, as well as the state’s...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Politics
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 25, the Lee County Commission passed four resolutions dispersing federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).The first resolution designates $1...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Community
BY ENVISION OPELIKAFOR THE OBSERVER OPINION — The Envision Opelika Foundation has employed the Opelika Character Council since 2007 to emphasize, recognize, and reward good character in every aspect of the community. Businesses, organizations, City government, and...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Legals
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMACase No.: CV-2024-900078HALLIE JONES, Plaintiff, v. A tract or parcel of land designated as:Commence at the intersection of easterly right-of-way of Lee County Highway No. 87 with the southerly margin of a 50-foot dirt road...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Featured
Parents of gymnasts met with city offiicials to discuss the future of the gymnastics program. BY DAVID BELL | FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Parents of children enrolled in a successful gymnastics program offered through Opelika Parks and Recreation have been shocked to...
