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Wilmore Park to receive $10 million in upgrades

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lake Wilmore Park will receive more than $10 million in upgrades after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday approved contracts to install several fields, pickleball courts and light fixtures.Mayor Ron Anders said the projects,...

Opelika City Council votes against I-1 zoning

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council voted against an ordinance that would have changed the zoning of property located at 414 N. 10th St. from R-2 (residential zoning) to I-1 (industrial zoning). The proposed ordinance had...

Commission moves into Broadband phase two

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — As the Lee County Commission continued discussing increasing broadband in the county, it has moved into Phase Two of its plan.The broadband discussion has been ongoing since Lee County received it’s...

Mayor notes growth in State of the City address

Pictured above left, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller delivered the annual State of the City address to a packed house. In the center photo are, from left, Anna Jones, Malisa Hanson and Rosasanna McGinnis, who represented the Opelika Public Library, which the Chamber named...

Brewery to Open in Auburn

Oct 18, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —The Auburn City Council voted for the conditional use approval for a brewery during...

Opelika Participates In GIS Day Celebration

Oct 18, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA —The city of Opelika will hold a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day celebration on Nov. 17 from 10...

State Leaders Receive Alabama Association ofRegional Councils’ 2023 Leadership Awards

State Leaders Receive Alabama Association of
Regional Councils’ 2023 Leadership Awards

Oct 18, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. RANDY PRICE ALABAMA —The Alabama Association of Regional Councils (AARC) announced recently that Sen. Randy Price...

State Rep. Receives Public Service Award

Oct 18, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY STATE.REP. DEBBIE WOOD The Alabama Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Public Service award recognizes...

Update Regarding the Ongoing Investigation of Missing Person Reggie Stokes

Update Regarding the Ongoing Investigation of Missing Person Reggie Stokes

Oct 12, 2023

Contributed by the Opelika Police Department During the initial investigation into the disappearance of 28-year-old Reggie Cornelius Stokes,...

EAMC Seeks to Build Free-Standing Mental Health Facility

EAMC Seeks to Build Free-Standing Mental Health Facility

Oct 11, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTER AND MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —The commission dicussed the possibility at drafting a formal resolution for...

Smiths Station Allocates Funds To Drury Fields

Smiths Station Allocates Funds To Drury Fields

Oct 11, 2023

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION —The Smiths Station City Council voted to approve funds for Drury Fields, the...

Beauregard’s Roney-Rivera Named Veteran of the Month

Beauregard’s Roney-Rivera Named Veteran of the Month

Oct 11, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE BEUAREGARD —U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released a video honoring Specialist Rachel...

Opelika City Council Approves Annual Appropriations

Oct 4, 2023

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —During Tuesday night's Opelika City Council meeting, several employees were recognized with...

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