By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey once again extended Alabama’s mask ordinance, which is now set to expire on Jan. 22,...
Gov. Ivey extends order through January
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Politics Articles
Donald Trump has a profound Legacy in Presidential History
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
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”
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
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council approved a contract for the relocation of Auburn’s Environmental Services and...
City of Opelika receives grant to continue YIPP
Contributed byThe City of Opelika The city of Opelika has received a $50,000 grant to continue its Youth Incarceration Prevention Project (YIPP)....
Attorney General Steve Marshall joins $86.3 million national settlement
Contributed to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined with 50 other attorneys general and other federal and state agencies...
COVID killed The Don
By Steve Flowers Around Labor Day, when this year’s presidential campaign was beginning to heat up, I wrote a column about the classic 1960...
A career in law enforcement
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com John McEachern will stand up from his chair, leave his office and say goodbye to the police department...