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Politics Articles
Wreaths Across America Kicks Off Giving in July 2021
 ‘Do Good Twice’ by supporting local groups in Alabama while sharing the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach Contributed by Wreaths Across America...
Testimony begins in DA Brandon Hughes Trial
By Hannah Lester and Wil Crews The suspended Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes’ trial began Wednesday morning in Lee County. ...
Go Ahead: Take a Vacation. But Don’t Be an ‘Ugly American.’
By Greg Markley The term Ugly American has been around since the late 1940s, perhaps earlier. It doesn’t refer to American tourists’ physical...
‘C H A N G E. Change. It’s way past time and it’s needed’ :
Trash Pickup Starting in County
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Curbside trash collection is coming to Lee County. The Lee County Commission voted Monday night to...
Historical Marker Dedicated in Ceremony Last Weekend
On Saturday, June 12, Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols presented a new marker as phase one of the Lee County Remembrance Project. The marker serves...
Second Annual Juneteenth March in Opelika Set for June 18
By Abbey CrankFor the Opelika Observer Janataka Hughley-Holmes had a vision last year after the murder of George Floyd: a Juneteenth celebration as...
Win at Home: 1968 Olympic Games
By Willie Spears Last week was John Carlos’s and Tommie Smith’s birthday. Carlos was born June 5, 1945, and Tommie Smith was born June 6, 1944. In...
Inside the Statehouse
Prison Issue Unresolved By Steve Flowers There were two major issues not resolved during the just completed regular legislative session....