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Lee County Convictions Upheld in Appeals Court

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICEOF THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL LEE COUNTY — Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Charles Daniel Waltman, age 40, of Opelika, for attempted murder, second-degree kidnapping...
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Man of Many Firsts

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Michael Floyd is man of many firsts. Floyd is a first-generation college student, one of the first to get the Jungle to its full potential and is the city of Auburn’s first student Lamplighter Award winner. Floyd,...
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SBA Adds Counties to Alabama Disaster Declaration for Jan. 12 Severe Storms

CONTRIBUTED TO U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION *UPDATE: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will temporarily close its Business Recovery Centers in Autauga and Dallas counties in Alabama on Thursday, Feb. 16, due to inclement weather. The...
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NAACP Holds Town Hall Meeting

BY SAM DICHIARA THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County branch of the NAACP held a community and law enforcement town hall discussion on Friday, Feb. 10. Citizens gathered at Southside Center for the Arts to voice questions and concerns to a panel of top law...
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Commission hears complaints

Commission hears complaints

Dec 18, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Lee County Commissioners heard an update, and complaints, during their meeting Monday night...

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An Election Year to Remember

An Election Year to Remember

Dec 16, 2020

By Steve Flowers As we close out this year of COVID and presidential politics, many of you are still in discussions about Donald Trump. Some are...

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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,...

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