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Opelika Designates April 28 As ‘Relay for Life’ Day

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — A proclamation was issued to former Opelika Council Member Patricia Jones and Randy and Deborah Causey, declaring April 28, 2023, as “Relay for Life Day,” and the week of April 24 through April 28 as “Every Step...

Auburn Council Adds to Spring Lake

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council granted conditional use approval for several new uses for the Spring Lake District during Tuesday night's meeting. The Spring Lake District is located at 2560 and 2600 E. Glenn Ave. The...

Alabama Arise Action Members Urge Support for Plan to Untax Groceries, Protect Funding For Public Schools

CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA ARISE ACTION ALABAMA — Alabama should embrace the opportunity this year to remove the state sales tax on groceries in a sustainable and meaningful way, Alabama Arise Action members told lawmakers Tuesday. More than 100 Arise supporters gathered...

Inside the Statehouse: Democrats Give Trump a Lifeline

OPINION — As mentioned last week, the presidential race has begun. The first bomb or salvo dropped last week with the political indictment of Donald Trump by a Democratic New York Manhattan borough prosecutor. It used to be off limits to use the courts to indict a...

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

Apr 15, 2021

By Steve Flowers Last week we alerted you to the fact that next year will be a banner year in Alabama politics. The governor, lieutenant governor...

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 15, 2021

Reapportionment and Gerrymandering By Steve Flowers Hopefully, you participated in the census last year. It is vitally important for each...

‘An ever-moving reality in history’: Becoming the Beloved Community

‘An ever-moving reality in history’: Becoming the Beloved Community

Apr 15, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated 53 years ago. And Auburn University’s Becoming the Beloved...

Lee Co. starts distracted driving program

Lee Co. starts distracted driving program

Apr 15, 2021

By Lofton WheelesFor the Opelika Observer Just in time for the summer: The Lee County District Attorney’s Office has started a new program to...

Bob Dole, 97, fighting cancer; a man of patriotism who uses “the third person”

Bob Dole, 97, fighting cancer; a man of patriotism who uses “the third person”

Apr 14, 2021

By Greg Markley Last weekend, in a move not on the president’s public schedule, President Biden visited former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole. It was just days...

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 14, 2021

By Steve Flowers Wallace: Political Genius and Legislative Master As the Regular Legislative Session evolves, I recall years past when George...

Noise Complaints in Beauregard

Noise Complaints in Beauregard

Apr 13, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Beauregard citizens are begging for help. A group of Beauregard residents attended Monday...

Will Businesses Keep Masks?

Will Businesses Keep Masks?

Apr 9, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey’s state-wide mask mandate expires today at 5 p.m. However, businesses are taking...

Bob Dole, 97, fighting cancer; a man of patriotism who uses “the third person”

Voting rights and wrongs: Part 2

Apr 7, 2021

By Greg Markley In 1974, I was fascinated as a high school senior about a contest for a state House seat. The primary was several months away and...

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