Special to the Opelika Observer The City of Opelika Planning Commission will meet May 26 at 3 p.m. in the Meeting Chambers in a virtual/electronic...
Opelika Planning Commission to hold May 26 meeting online
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All City of Opelika buildings to reopen on May 18
Special to the Opelika Observer City of Opelika officials announced that all city buildings will reopen on May 18. “We are pleased to be opening our...
Senate Approves Largest Education Budget in Alabama History
Special to theOpelika Observer Last Saturday, the Alabama Senate approved, by a 31-0 vote, the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget for Fiscal Year...
Letter to the Editor: States should remember the environment as they begin reopening
Editor, The horrendous costs in lives and jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic are devastating. On May 6, Johns Hopkins University reported U.S....
High cost of states shutting down economies reflected in report
Special to theOpelika Observer A new Department of Labor release shows that 3.2 million individuals filed initial unemployment insurance (UI) claims...
How to apply for absentee ballots for the July 14 Primary Runoff Election
MERRILL Special to theOpelika Observer Last week, the Office of the Secretary of State launched a multi-media campaign to educate voters across the...
Alabama Senate approves General Fund Budget
Photo submitted to the Opelika Observer Special to theOpelika Observer Last Tuesday, the Alabama Senate approved, by a 31-0 vote, the General...
Let’s build America’s health care equipment in Alabama
JONES Special to theOpelika Observer This is a difficult day for all of us. New unemployment numbers released (Friday) morning, some of the worst in...
Sen. Tom Whatley introduces new legislation
Photo submitted to the Opelika Observer By Morgan BryceEditor Lee County native and District 27 State Rep. Tom Whatley filed Senate Bill 334 last...