By Michelle KeyPublisher The Lee County Commission met last Tuesday night and during the meeting the commissioners voted to approve a roadway...
Smiths Station to take ownership of nearly 50 miles of roadways
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Opelika’s recycling centers reopen
Special to theOpelika Observer The City of Opelika reopened the Jeter Avenue Recycling Center on June 1 and the 8th Avenue Recycling Center on June...
Inside the Statehouse Stellar group studying gambling in the state
Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a...
Gov. Kay Ivey issues new ‘Safer at Home’ guidelines
Special to theOpelika Observer Gov. Kay Ivey issued an amended ‘Safer at Home’ Order today to be applied statewide. The order which includes...
City of Opelika holds virtual Memorial Day Ceremony
By Natalie AndersonStaff Reporter The City of Opelika held a virtual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday honoring the lives of those who have died...
Inside the Statehouse Mike Hubbard conviction fi-nally upheld
Over the last four years during my travels and speaking events around the state, the most-asked question posed to me has been, “Why in the world is...
Gov. Kay Ivey Issues changes to Safer at Home order
Special to the Opelika Observer Gov. Kay Ivey issued an amended Safer at Home Order today to be applied statewide. The order which includes an...
Bills on annexing proposed quarry site pass without governor’s signature
Special to the Opelika Observer House Bill 468 and Senate Bill 327 became law last Wednesday without Gov. Kay Ivey's signature, pieces of...
Senators call for increased investment in education
Special to theOpelika Observer Sens. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) led a group of their colleagues today in urging Senate...