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Social media warning labels are a first step toward fighting mental health crisis
BY KATIE BRITT OPINION — Our country is in the throes of a mental health crisis, and it’s our kids who are suffering the most. While social media is...
BOI filing requirement reinstated on Dec. 23; changed on Dec. 24
UPDATE received after going to press: FINCEN issued new guidance extending the filing deadline from January 1, 2025 to January 13, 2025. On Dec. 23,...
Auburn City Council rejects annexation of 178 acres
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly 200 acres north of U.S. Highway 280 will remain a part of unincorporated Lee County after...
Opelika City Council approves bid to buy new police vehicles
BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the council members...
A preview of the Boykin Donahue Community Campus
Architectural renderings of the project. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The city of Auburn’s...
Beulah quarry will continue
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — During Monday nights Lee County Commission meeting, the commissioners took a vote...
Lee County finalizes ARPA funds
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — It has been more than four years since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Lee...
City Council Recaps | Dec. 3, 2024
Opelika Council recognizes OHS football team BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika Pickleball Club presented the city of...
