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Smiths Station City Council Honors Student, Discusses Finances in January Meetings

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — As the new year moves forward, Smiths Station City Council approved new business related to projects and city employees, set a sales tax holiday and heard the results of its annual audit...

Local State Senator Receives Key Assignments

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER WILSONFOR RANDY PRICE ALABAMA — State Sen. Randy Price of District 13 will chair the Tourism Committee in the Alabama State Senate. Pro Tem Sen. Greg Reed also selected Price to serve on the following committees: Agriculture, Banking...

Auburn Residents Invited to Get Involved

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN / DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN — The city of Auburn is again offering opportunities for residents to learn more about their local government in the form of two academies — the Public Safety Academy and the Citizens’ Academy. Both...

Local Organizations Granted $1.4 Million for Child Abuse, Neglect Prevention

CONTRIBUTED BY CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER INC. LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention are joining local and state leaders at Child Care Resource Center in Opelika on Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. to present a check in the amount of about $1.4...

Smith Station Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Sexton was named Firefighter of the Year

Smith Station Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Sexton was named Firefighter of the Year

Dec 16, 2020

Opelika City Council recognizes Opelika Dawg Pound

Opelika City Council recognizes Opelika Dawg Pound

Dec 12, 2020

By Michelle KeyPublisher The Opelika Dawg Pound visited the Opelika City Council last week and was recognized for their win in the 2020 Carpet...

Gov. Ivey extends order through January

Dec 9, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey once again extended Alabama’s mask ordinance, which is now set to expire on Jan. 22,...

Donald Trump has a profound Legacy in Presidential History

Donald Trump has a profound Legacy in Presidential History

Dec 9, 2020

By Steve Flowers Presidential historians and most astute national political observers and chroniclers have concluded that the most profound legacy a...

Opelika Fire Chief to retire

Opelika Fire Chief to retire

Dec 9, 2020

Contributed byThe city of Opelika The city of Opelika announced last week the retirement of Opelika Fire Chief Byron Prather effective Jan. 31,...

Word of the Year, 2020: “Pandemic”

Word of the Year, 2020: “Pandemic”

Dec 9, 2020

What a surprise! It’s all around us. At a 2010 gathering of a Catholic group in Washington, DC, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, herself a Catholic,...

Auburn’s Environmental Services and Public Works Department to relocate

Auburn’s Environmental Services and Public Works Department to relocate

Dec 9, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council approved a contract for the relocation of Auburn’s Environmental Services and...

Auburn’s Environmental Services and Public Works Department to relocate

City of Opelika receives grant to continue YIPP

Dec 9, 2020

Contributed byThe City of Opelika The city of Opelika has received a $50,000 grant to continue its Youth Incarceration Prevention Project (YIPP)....

Auburn’s Environmental Services and Public Works Department to relocate

Attorney General Steve Marshall joins $86.3 million national settlement

Dec 9, 2020

Contributed to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies...

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