by The Observer Staff | Mar 13, 2024 | Politics
HB-259 initiated and written by Lee County election integrity advocates BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Alabama District 38 State Rep. Debbie Wood (R-Valley) is sponsoring a bill in the state legislature that would require each county probate judge to...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 13, 2024 | Column, Greg Markley
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — I taught a soldier in 2015 at Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) who was a combat survivor of the Iraq war with an interesting name: It was something like “Ahmad Bashar.” Ahmad, or sometimes Ahmed, means “the praised one.” His last name means in...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 13, 2024 | Legals
INVITATION TO BID24016Sealed bids for the construction of Roof Replacements at the Eastside & Westside Wastewater Treatment Facilitiesshall be received at the Opelika City Hall 2nd Floor Conference Room, 204 South Seventh Street, Opelika, Alabama, until 2:00 p.m.,...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Featured, Politics
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed SB159, the IVF protections legislation, after it received overwhelming support from the Alabama Legislature. The governor is grateful to the Legislature for swiftly bringing forward this stop-gap measure so fertility clinics, that previously...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 6, 2024 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA CHAMBER OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce announces the State of the City mayoral address will take place at the Southerly Warehouse on Thursday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Presenting sponsor is ESG Operations, Inc.State of the City is...
