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Smiths Station City Council Issues April Proclamations

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — The Smiths Station City Council and Mayor F. L. “Bubba” Copeland issued two proclamations April 11 recognizing April 2023 as Fair Housing Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the city....

Renaming Fort Benning: Memories of Fort on Our Minds — Part Two

OPINION — A favorite memory at Fort Benning for me is serving on the adjunct faculty of a community college. I called the first class every semester “Opening Night” as an icebreaker in the history and government classes. I had many other memories at the fort soon to...

Majority of Alabamian Voters Want School Choice

CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY ALABAMA — A recent survey by the Alabama Republican Party shows the majority of Alabama voters want school choice in the state of Alabama. The poll asked 1,610 respondents the following question: "The State Legislature is...

Inside the Statehouse: Our National Debt Is Unsustainable

OPINION — As the first regular session of the quadrennium evolves, there is a myriad of complex issues arising. I am reminded of three simple truisms regarding the Alabama Legislature and the governing of the state of Alabama. First of all, if anything significant or...

Beat 13 is officially zoned

Beat 13 is officially zoned

Jun 16, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Beat 13 in Beulah is officially zoned after the county held a public hearing and voted on the...

Executive Order 13985 Hot Topic at Opelika City Council Meeting

Executive Order 13985 Hot Topic at Opelika City Council Meeting

Jun 16, 2021

By Michelle KeyPublisher Numerous people came out to this week’s Opelika City Council meeting on Tuesday night to address the council pertaining to...

Katie Britt Announces U.S. Senate Candidacy

Katie Britt Announces U.S. Senate Candidacy

Jun 16, 2021

Contributed by Sean Ross /KatieBrittforSenate.com “I will put Alabama First, deliver results for our state, and never apologize for it. Because we...

Let’s Face It: You are Either a ‘Tourist’ or a ‘Traveler’. Which one is it?

Let’s Face It: You are Either a ‘Tourist’ or a ‘Traveler’. Which one is it?

Jun 16, 2021

By Greg Markley U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse wrote “The Vanishing American Adult” in 2017 as a warning to Millennials and the generations to come. A fifth...

Contributed by Susan Ray / Amerex

Contributed by Susan Ray / Amerex

Jun 16, 2021

United States Congressman Mike Rogers of Alabama’s Third District visited Amerex Corporation in Trussville, Alabama, on Tuesday for a plant tour and...

Townhomes on North Dean? Remains to be seen

Townhomes on North Dean? Remains to be seen

Jun 15, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council on Tuesday voted against the conditional use approval of a property on...

Auburn Trustee Rane to Serve as Ivey’s Campaign Manager

Auburn Trustee Rane to Serve as Ivey’s Campaign Manager

Jun 11, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn University District 3 Trustee Jimmy Rane will serve as Gov. Kay Ivey’s campaign manager during...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jun 9, 2021

Politics Never Ends in Alabama By Steve Flowers We are all looking forward to next year’s gigantic political cavalcade. The 2022 elections in...

Let’s Face It: You are Either a ‘Tourist’ or a ‘Traveler’. Which one is it?

Chicago’s Mayor Adopts Discriminatory Posture Against White Journalists

Jun 9, 2021

By Greg Markley When an official naming of a new federal courthouse in Albany, Georgia, was being planned in November 2000, an organizer called The...

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