Hovey Defeats Whatley by One Vote LEE COUNTY — Hovey and his wife, Anna, react to the news that Hovey beat Incumbant Tom Whatley for the Alabama...
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Commission Creates Working ARPA budget
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The commission has now officially created a working budget for some of the county’s...
Provisional Ballot Results Are In
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — Auburn Council Member Jay Hovey beat incumbent Tom Whatley for Alabama Senate District 27...
Opelika Adds Resource for Deaf, Blind
BY ROBERT NOLESROBERT@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA— The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) Opelika Regional Center is now open. The building...
Summer Interns Ready to Learn, Work with Key Media
BY JAKE GONZALEZAND JUSTIN TRAUSCH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Observer is pleased to welcome two new interns for the summer. JAKE GONZALEZ The...
Nonprofits Selected for Opelika Giving Day
CONTRIBUTED BY CFEA OPELIKA — The Community Foundation of East Alabama has selected 11 nonprofit organizations and their projects for its fourth...
Election Recap: Runoff for County Commission Seat 4
BY HANNAH LESTER AND MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Publisher's Note: These results are not official but will be certified at a later date....
Gone But Not Forgotten
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Emotions were high as friends, family, law enforcement officers and elected officials...
Local Nurses Receive Praise, Appreciation
East Alabama Health partnered with the Opelika Chamber of Commerce to arrange a “Nurse Appreciation Day” Monday, May 9. Volunteers cheered on nurses...