by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Community
The speaker at the May 4 Opelika Kiwanis Club meeting was Jean Causey with One Voice Shelter. One Voice Shelter Coalition is a nonprofit that works to help the homeless in East Alabama. Next week on May 18, the speaker will be Tyler McGill. McGill is a former...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN/DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN — The Auburn City Council took the following actions at its first meeting in May: • Approved a contract for the MLK Streetscape Project. The council approved a construction contract in the amount of...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Column, Greg Markley, Politics
OPINION — Tucker Carlson, a TV pundit fired by three networks, was ousted by Fox News for lying about the 2020 election. Once a top young conservative, he turned into a scowling talking head out for money. CNN’s Don Lemon morphed from a sloppy reporter into a sexist...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSEREVR.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission paid homage and respect to peace officers in Lee County by recognizing May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day during its Monday night meeting. “The United States Congress, by...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CLAY THOMAS CAMPAIGN LEE COUNTY — Chief Assistant District Attorney Clay Thomas today announced his candidacy to serve as a District Judge for Alabama’s 37th Judicial Circuit, which covers Lee County. A conservative and longtime resident of Lee...
