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Free public transit service available

BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY — Lee-Russell Public Transit offers free transportation services for residents in Auburn, Opelika, Lee County and Russell County.The service is operated through the Lee-Russell Council of Governments and is open to the general public. No...

Letter to the editor: Founders’ words offer lessons in character

OPINION — The Character Council of Opelika exists to encourage character traits in our community. As the council promotes character words, we find inspiration in the writings of America’s Founders, whose own words reveal the very traits we seek to cultivate today.Two...

Letter to the editor

A tale of two administrations: Auburn University trustees grab power while Auburn City Council gives it away OPINION —Let me speak plainly about two troubling shifts in how power is exercised right here in our local Auburn community. A community where a city and a...

Letter to the editor: concerns about primary elections, voter participation

OPINION —In Lee County’s most recent sheriff election cycle, voters participated in party primaries to select nominees for the general election. In practice, the outcome was effectively decided in the Republican primary because no Democratic candidate appeared on the...
OPINION — Send in the Marine

OPINION — Send in the Marine

OPINION — It is often said that nothing is harder or more important than being a parent. As the mother of four young children, this is not a mere...

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Letter to the editor: One woman’s experience getting a STAR ID

Letter to the editor

OPINION — Six years after Aniah Blanchard was murdered, the the jury found Ibraheem Yazeed guilty of felony murder and one count for murdering Aniah...

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Opinion: We need a new sheriff in town OPINION — The last time Jay Jones wasn’t the Sheriff of Lee County, I was 13-years-old. The most important...

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