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John Andrew Harris Seeks Lee County District 5 Commissioner Seat

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County public servant and official John Andrew Harris is running for District 5 Lee County Commissioner. With over 30 years of community involvement on his resume, Harris currently serves as the chairman of...

Richard LaGrand Seeks Second Term As District 5 Commissioner

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Richard LaGrand is running for his second term as Lee County’s District 5 Commissioner. LaGrand ran four years ago, for his first term, after having wanted to serve his county for over 16 years, he said. “When...

Number of Unemployed Hits New Record Low

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA —   Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate is 2.9%, down from February’s rate of 3.0% and below March 2021’s rate of 3.7%. This unemployment rate...

Inside the Statehouse Who is Mike Durant?

By Steve Flowers OPINION - Many of you have asked the question, “Have you ever seen anyone simply run a media-only campaign and avoid campaigning like Mike Durant has done in this year’s U.S. Senate campaign.” Surprisingly my answer for many of you is, “yes, I have.”...
Kudos to Sen. Cam Ward

Kudos to Sen. Cam Ward

By John Sophocleus Kudos to Sen. Cam Ward [R-Alabaster] head of the Senate Judiciary Committee blocking the ethics bill proposed by Marsh and...

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Crashing no more

Crashing no more

By Samuel Moore-Sobel Special to the Opelika Observer “…I really do feel that there’s something lovely about the way that it ends,” Pete Holmes said...

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