by The Observer Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURNBY DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN —The city of Auburn will welcome a new planning director, Justice Wahid Cotton, who will begin his work in Auburn on Oct. 16.Cotton joins Auburn’s Planning team after serving as the director of Development &...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Community, Politics
Commission Discusses Train Safety BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —EAMC Director Rita Smith welcomed a representative from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to speak to the Lee County Commission Monday night about train safety.Sgt....
by The Observer Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION —My father Joseph Markley of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, easily fits into the category above. Born into a blue-collar home in 1919, he endured the Great Depression and served four years in the Army Air Corps during World War II. A staff sergeant, he was an...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY JEREMY WALDENFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA —In the heart of Opelika, Alabama, where once stood the Hardaway Housing Projects, a remarkable transformation took root 27 years ago. What emerged from humble beginnings has blossomed into a beacon of hope and change for...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 27, 2023 | Editorial Board, Opinions, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY STATE REP. DEBBIE WOODS OPINION —As members of Congress begin settling back into work after their summer recess, Alabama’s United States senators need to be careful not to support wolf in sheep’s clothing healthcare legislation that could cost their...
