Politics Articles

Raising Awareness About Mental Health

CONTRIBUTED BYSEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE OPINION — The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a series of challenges unlike any we’ve witnessed during our lifetime. Society as we knew it shut down. We forced students into online classrooms, restricted nursing home...

Ivey Attends Tourism Conference in Auburn

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF  GOV. KAY IVEY AUBURN — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spoke to members of Alabama’s tourism and hospitality industry Aug. 30 at the Alabama Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Auburn. During her speech, the governor recapped the remarkable...

New Restaurant Coming Soon

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council approved a restaurant retail liquor ABC license for a new restaurant in town Tuesday night. The Vintage 2298 Restaurant, LLC d/b/a Vintage 2298 will be located at 2298 E University Drive,...

Opelika City Council Approves Redistricting Map

Approves $162.6 Million FY 2023 Budget BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — After months of deliberation, meetings and public comments from the citizens of Opelika, the Opelika City Council voted 4 to 1 to approve the redistricting map that has been...

By Natalie AndersonStaff Reporter The Opelika City Council conducted the second livestream of their regular city council meetings via Facebook last...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Many of you have lamented to me that it appears that all or most of our state political leaders are older folks. On first glance,...

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