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Smiths Station appoints mayor

Mayor Pro Tem and Place 5 Council Member Victoria Green will serve as Smiths Station’s next mayor BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — The Smiths Station City Council on Tuesday elected Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Green, the Place 5 council member, as the city’s...
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Auburn approves $3.74 million bridge replacement

Existing bridge on South Gay Street cannot support fire trucks and other heavy vehicles BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — An aging bridge on South Gay Street near Town Creek Park is too weak for Auburn’s fire trucks to cross. Now, the city is moving to address...
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Cam Hunt wins sheriff’s race

BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Lee County voters went to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to select their next sheriff following an unusual general election that included a grassroots write-in campaign supporting longtime incumbent Sheriff Jay Jones.Cam Hunt again won the...
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Tuberville defeats Jones

U.S. senator, former Auburn head football coach to become Alabama’s 55th governor BY OBSERVER STAFF BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY —U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) led former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D) by 93,426 votes in unofficial statewide returns in the race for...
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