By Michelle Key Publisher Because of meeting restrictions put in place by the Governor’s office, the Lee County Commissioners held their regularly...
Lee County Commission holds virtual meeting Monday night
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Politics Articles
City of Smiths Station issues temporary curfew
By Morgan Bryce Editor Last Monday, Smiths Station Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland took to Facebook Live to announce that he and Council President Pro...
Alabama AG establishes Coronavirus Response Team
Special to the Opelika Observer Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the establishment of response teams within the Attorney General’s...
Eighty-five days left to apply for absentee ballots
Special to the Opelika Observer Ahead of Alabama’s July 14 Primary Runoff Election, Secretary of State John Merrill reminds voters that there are 85...
Incentives Matter
By Zach Alsobrook Special to the Opelika Observer Incentives matter. To understand human behavior, there is no greater truth. When a choice becomes...
ALGOP Chairman issues statement on Sen. Jones’s MSNBC appearance
Special to the Opelika Observer "During these unprecedented threatening times in our state and nation, Senator Doug Jones chose to go on MSNBC to...
Alabama AG issues statement on upholding six counts of Former Speaker Hubbard’s conviction
Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall issued the following statement Friday in response to the Alabama Supreme Court’s...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announces $25 billion to help nation’s public transportation systems respond to COVID-19
Special to the Opelika Observer The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion...
Merrill: Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby ‘Leading the Country in Coronavirus Relief’
Special to the Opelika Observer The following is a direct statement from Secretary of State John H. Merrill and is in response to the recent...