by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County public servant and official John Andrew Harris is running for District 5 Lee County Commissioner. With over 30 years of community involvement on his resume, Harris currently serves as the chairman of...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Richard LaGrand is running for his second term as Lee County’s District 5 Commissioner. LaGrand ran four years ago, for his first term, after having wanted to serve his county for over 16 years, he said. “When...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Legals
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOPELIKA CITY COUNCILMay 17, 2022, 7:00 P.M.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with §23-4-2, Code of Alabama, 1975, that the City Council of the City of Opelika will conduct a Public Hearing during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Schools
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education are proud to announce that the nationally recognized, high-quality Alabama First Class Pre-K program will add 96 new classrooms in 35 counties...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2022 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
BY KURT PETERMEYER OPINION — In August 2021, Layton Ellison and Eli Babb headed to work like they did many times before. After a storm knocked out power in Adger, a power transmission restoration company assigned the two 19-year-old electrical apprentices to help...
