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Rogers Encourages Air Force To Stop Delaying Space Command Announcement

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF REP. MIKE ROGERS ALABAMA — U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-03), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, questioned Air Force officials last week and expressed his concern regarding the delayed announcement of the Space Command...

Central Alabama Pride Condemns DiscriminatoryAnti-LGBTQ Bill Banning Drag Performances in Alabama

CONTRIBUTED BYCENTRAL ALABAMA PRIDE OPINION — Central Alabama Pride, a leading non-profit organization advocating for LGBTQ rights, this week condemns the anti-LGBTQ bill recently introduced in the Alabama Legislature. HB401, which seeks to ban drag performances...

Publix Is Coming to Opelika

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night's Opelika City Council meeting, the council members voted to approve a project development agreement with MAB American Management LLC. According to the resolution, MAB American...

Inside the Statehouse

Alabama Political Leaders under 45 OPINION — It may appear to you and most casual observers of Alabama politics that our Alabama elected officials are old. That observation is accurate when you observe our current leaders in the highest offices. The governor’s office...

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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