Politics Articles

Letter to the Editor:

OPINION —  As beautiful as Lee County is, why does the county not have ordinances in place to not allow personal property or private property to become an eyesore with the collection of inoperable vehicles, scrap metal or garbage collection and/or other debris to...

City of Opelika Supports Juneteenth Celebration

Architectural rendering of the proposed development known as The Landing. A public hearing on the proposed ordinance to rezone property associated with the project was held during Tuesday night's city council meeting.  BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM...

Inside The Statehouse: Girls State’s Profound Effect on Current State Leaders

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — The Alabama Boys State and Girls State programs have been the spawning ground for Alabama political leaders forgenerations. It is a marvelous civic contribution that the American Legion has sponsored for almost a century in our state.The...

Commission Discusses ARPA, Postpones Vote 

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —  The Lee County Commission voted Tuesday night to postpone the allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and voted to approve the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant Program and...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

John Patterson By Steve Flowers Alabama lost its oldest past Governor when John Patterson passed away last month. He died on the same land where he...

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Gov. Ivey Ends State of Emergency

Gov. Ivey Ends State of Emergency

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey ended Alabama’s state of emergency today that first went into effect on March 13, 2020,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the State House

Privatization of ABC Stores Fails Again By Steve Flowers Alcohol was on the minds of many Alabama lawmakers this year as the legislature considered...

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