By Wil Crews The Observer The Lee County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with Alabama Department of Public Health and East Alabama Health...
Lee County EMA Offering Free COVID Test This Week
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New County Administrator Steps Into Role
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Lee County welcomed a new county administrator at its last commission meeting — Holly Leverette....
Opelika Mourns Dr. Lofton
By Michelle KeyPublisher Former Opelika City Council Member and veterinarian, Dr. Robert Lofton, passed away on New Year’s Day following a battle...
Cox, Wire Road Roundabout Now Open
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF AUBURN The new roundabout at the intersection of Cox and Wire roads opened on Jan. 4. Temporary delays should be...
Point Broadband Presents Check for $100,000 to Opelika
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER During Tuesday nights city council meeting, Point Broadband presented the city of Opelika with a check for $100,000 as a...
Monument Installed To Honor Lives of Crash Victims
The Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch has set up a memorial to honor the eight victims who died in a car crash in June. Four ranch girls lost their...
Austin Davis named Offensive Coordinator at Auburn
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Austin Davis, a seven-year National Football League veteran and current...
Discover S.T.E.M. This Christmas
By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com AO Discover!, Auburn-Opelika’s hands-on science center for children, was created to provide...
County Enacts Noise Ordinance; Hires County Administrator
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Lee County Commission voted to enact a noise ordinance during its meeting Monday night. A noise...