By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Lee County Courthouse will end some of its COVID-19 personnel policies when Gov. Kay Ivey’s state...
Commission will end mask mandate required in courthouse
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Vaccine eligibility opened to those 16+
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Have you been waiting to get a vaccine? Well, the state will officially open up vaccine eligibility to...
Auburn Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cuttings last week
Photo contributed by the Auburn Chamber of CommerceThe Auburn Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting celebrating Maid Safe Confidentially Clean....
Auburn City Council makes decision on short-term rentals
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council voted on short-term rental regulations during its meeting on Tuesday. The...
Attorney General Steve Marshall joins suit to block cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline
Contributed by the office of the Attorney General Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 20 other state attorneys general in filing suit to...
A year into a pandemic, truckers continue to deliver for Alabama
By Tom McLeod I’s difficult to believe that it has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit America, closing businesses, stalling commerce and...
My second home: Celebrating 40 years of adventure at Hartsfield-Jackson
By Greg Markley I do not come from a family of frequent flyers. Air travel was rarer and costlier in the 1960s and 1970s when I was a child. A...
Whitmire: Different year, same old fight, but a new champion for open government
By Kyle Whitmire kwhitmire@al.com This is an opinion column. Alabama doesn’t work like other states on a lot of things, but especially when it comes...
IN THE STATEHOUSE
2022 Will be a big year for Alabama politics By Steve Flowers All signs point to a Titanic political year in 2022. In fact, as I look back over the...