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1962 Governor’s Race By Steve Flowers OPINION — It is hard to believe it has been 60 years since George Wallace’s first victorious race for governor. Let’s go down memory lane and reminisce about the 1962 governor’s race and Wallace’s classic inaugural victory. The...

Lee County Commission Considers Inmate Medical Program

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission heard from President of Millennium Risk Managers, Terry Young, during its Monday night meeting about saving the county money on inmate medical expenses. Young presented information on...

Candidate Withdraws From Auburn’s Ward Four Race

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — Ward 4 candidate Chad Leverette has withdrawn his candidacy for city council in the Auburn municipal election. The withdrawal leaves Tyler Adams as the only remaining candidate who has qualified in the Ward 4 race. Per state...

Lee-Russell Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging Supports Low Vision Group

CONTRIBUTED BY BETH PINYERD LEE COUNTY — One common age-related disability that we see among the elderly is low vision. Low vision is a reduced level of vision that cannot be corrected by regular, conventional glasses. This is different from being blind. A person who...

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Partnership with Facebook to Combat Price Gouging During Pandemic

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Partnership with Facebook to Combat Price Gouging During Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Friday that a partnership with Facebook has been formed to combat...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Mar 25, 2020

By Steve Flowers The GOP contest for who sits in our number two U.S. Senate seat has been delayed until July 14, 2020 because of the Coronavirus....

Governor Ivey Delays State Tax Filings

Mar 23, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Revenue announced on Monday that the state income tax filing due date is...

ADOR responds to the COVID-19 outbreak

ADOR responds to the COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 18, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer The Alabama Department of Revenue is monitoring developments pertaining to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and is...

Smiths Station receives grant to help fund addition to museum complex

Smiths Station receives grant to help fund addition to museum complex

Mar 18, 2020

By Morgan Bryce Editor Thanks to a grant provided by the Alabama Historic Commission, a new lavatory is being constructed behind the City of Smiths...

Secretary Merrill issues update on March 31 runoff election

Secretary Merrill issues update on March 31 runoff election

Mar 18, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer On Friday, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Officer Dr. Scott Harris confirmed the first Coronavirus...

Alabama Forestry Association endorses Jeff Sessions for United States Senate

Alabama Forestry Association endorses Jeff Sessions for United States Senate

Mar 18, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer The Alabama Forestry Association announced its endorsement of Republican Jeff Sessions for United States Senate last...

Alabama House approves Rep. Jeremy Gray’s yoga bill

Alabama House approves Rep. Jeremy Gray’s yoga bill

Mar 18, 2020

By Morgan Bryce Editor Opelika native and District 83 Rep. Jeremy Gray scored a major legislative victory last week, as the Alabama House of...

ALGOP Chairman encourages all Alabamians to participate in the Census

ALGOP Chairman encourages all Alabamians to participate in the Census

Mar 18, 2020

Special to the Opelika Observer Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan issued the following statement today in support of census...

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