by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved the allocation of ARPA Funds and the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant Program Application following a postponement from a previous week. Broadband has been a major...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — The Supreme Court ruled on June 8 that congressional lines must be redrawn in the state of Alabama. The case, Allen v. Milligan, has led to the decision to create a second majority-Black district in Alabama....
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION — In 1998, a grand jury was formed in the Monica Lewinsky case that threatened President Bill Clinton’s career. Clinton cleverly denied that he had lied about his sexual conduct with her. “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is,” he said. “If...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Community
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC), held agraduation ceremony June 9 for Lee County Jail inmates who recently completed the Ready-to-Work program. Thebase objective of the program, which targets...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 14, 2023 | Letter to the Editor
OPINION — In 2021, the city of Auburn’s average wage was $64,713, with 560 employees. For comparison, the city of Huntsville’s average wage was $50,048, with 2,567 employees, and the city of Montgomery’s average wage was $44,403, with 2,247...
