by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2022 | Politics
By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com LEE COUNTY — Tony Langley is running for Lee County Commission District 4. “I decided to run because I’ve just had numerous amounts of people come forward, asking me to run against our current commissioner [Robert Ham] and...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2022 | Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Robert Ham is running for reelection for District 4 for his fourth term. “I’ve been involved in politics really since I got out of college in 1979 in a small way,” he said. “Just finding a candidate that I...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2022 | Column, Greg Markley
By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — This is a follow-up to the April 8 column about changes in lives and election predictions that either wreck one’s plans or open new doors of opportunity. This is sometimes called the vicissitudes of time, relating to “circumstances or...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2022 | Politics
Contributed by the Secretary of State’s Office ALABAMA — In Alabama, it is illegal for any individual to return or mail another individual’s absentee ballot application or their absentee ballot. This practice, known as ballot trafficking or ballot harvesting, is a...
by The Observer Staff | May 11, 2022 | Politics
During last week’s Opelika Kiwanis Club meeting, Tamarcus Milner, president of The Curtis House spoke on the clubs impact in the local community. The speaker for the May 19 meeting has not been determined...
