By Steve Flowers As is my tradition, as the old year comes to a close, I like to pay homage to legendary Alabama leaders who have passed away. We...
Politics Articles
Mayor Gary Fuller, Opelika City Council present resolution to honor the late Clarence Harris Jr.
By Michelle Key Publisher Mayor Gary Fuller presented a memorial resolution honoring former city councilman Clarence Harris, Jr.who passed away last...
Alabama Secreatary of State John Merrill makes visit to Israel last week
Special to the Opelika Observer Last week, Secretary of State John H. Merrill joined a bipartisan delegation of Secretaries of State in Jerusalem to...
Ending an 18-year battle, Senate passes Military Widow’s Tax Repeal
Special to the Opelika Observer Last week, Sens. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced that their legislation to repeal the...
Attorney General Steve Marshall announces 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals victory for state of Alabama in minimum-wage lawsuit
Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall announced last week that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor...
Rogers hails house passage of NDAA
Special to the Opelika Observer Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement last week after the House passed the Conference Report for the...
Attorney General Steve Marshall announces Alabama 2019 Safe Schools winners
Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall announced winners of the 2019 Safe Schools Initiative Awards last week. This year,...
Alabama Republican Party blocks ballot access for Thomas Sick of DC Casson
Special to the Opelika Observer On Dec. 8, the Alabama Republican party decided to deny ballot access to Thomas Sick of DC Casson, seemingly ending...
Opelika opposes wireless small cell legislation
By Mayor Gary Fuller Special to the Opelika Observer 5G is the next generation of mobile broadband that will eventually replace or augment the...