BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved a series of routine and new business items during its April 27 meeting...
Lee County Commission honors students, first responders
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Politics Articles
Op-Ed: What the 2026 legislative session means for everyday Alabamians
BY ALI RAUCHPRESIDENT AND CEO, OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPINION —For the first time this year, the Auburn Chamber, East Alabama Chamber and...
Terri LaPoint Qualifies for U.S. Congressional Seat 3
CONTIBUTED BY THE TERRI LAPOINT CAMPAIGN ALABAMA — Terri LaPoint qualified at the GOP Headquarters in Hoover to run for the U.S. House of...
Britt secures $298K for Southern Union
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. KATIE BRITT WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), as a member of the Senate Committee on...
Auburn council approves nearly $1 million drone technology contract
Program aims to improve response times and investigations as officials address privacy concerns BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn...
Opelika council approves $750K for workforce medical clinic
Per Ordinance 032-25 Under Section 2-169 - Rule 1(e) “An item on the published agenda may be removed or postponed by the sponsor without approval of...
Immigration enforcement debate heats up
Sheriff candidates spar over cooperation with ICE ahead of primary BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Two Republican candidates running for...
Sheriff candidates address the “elephant in the room”
BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Minutes into the Lee County Republican Club meeting, the candidates for Lee County Sheriff were put to the...
Car Tech LLC announces $21.5 million expansion
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OFOPELIKA OPELIKA — Car Tech, LLC announced plans to expand its existing operations in Opelika, representing a capital...