Politics Articles

Auburn Council Member Resigns, Seat To Open

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Ward 4 Council Member Brett Smith served in his last Auburn City Council meeting Tuesday night. Smith announced at the end of the meeting that he had been offered a job and would be leaving Auburn at the end of the...

Lee County Sets Work Session on ARPA

BY. HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission discussed two items relating to the American Rescue Plan Act funding during Monday night’s commission meeting. Firstly, District 1 Commissioner Doug Cannon led a discussion on the...

Tony Langley Running For District 4 Commission Seat

By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com LEE COUNTY — Tony Langley is running for Lee County Commission District 4. “I decided to run because I’ve just had numerous amounts of people come forward, asking me to run against our current commissioner [Robert Ham] and...

Robert Ham Seeks Re-election as District 4 Commissioner

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Robert Ham is running for reelection for District 4 for his fourth term. “I’ve been involved in politics really since I got out of college in 1979 in a small way,” he said. “Just finding a candidate that I...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers During the late summer, it was revealed that Alabama’s economy set records for the number of people employed along with the lowest...

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