BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — Two check presentations were made to the city during Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting. Bubba and...
Opelika approves rain date street closures for SNOPELIKA
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New 25-year transportation plan sets stage for what’s to come on the road ahead
CONTRIBUTED BY LEE RUSSELL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AUBURN-OPELIKA — How did we get I-85 widened and those new lanes at exit 62? What about the new...
Auburn votes for building moratorium
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Developers are now unable to construct multi-unit developments and off-campus student housing near...
Store owner pushes back on Opelika’s moratorium: ‘False Narrative’
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The owner of Top Shelf Alternatives, Bradley Haddon, addressed the Opelika City Council during Tuesday night’s...
Trumps visit Auburn, discuss Republican policy withTurning Point
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Between a call from President Donald Trump, updates from Sen. Tommy Tuberville and a...
Lee County Commission Hires New County Attorney
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission met Monday night and made a new hiring decision for the...
Opelika Council OKs 2026 community funding
BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council met Tuesday, Nov. 4, for Mayor Eddie Smith’s first meeting in office. During the...
Council delays vote on building moratorium
By Daniel Schmidt AUBURN – In response to congestion and other problems, the Auburn City Council will consider temporarily suspending the...
Sen. Jay Hovey to serve as vice chair of Senate County And Municipal Government Committee
CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA SENATE ALABAMA — Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger (R - Cullman) announced last week that Sen. Jay Hovey (R - Auburn) is...