Politics Articles

Opelika City Council Calls Special Meeting to Approve Changes to Rental Registration Ordinance

BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER The Opelika City Council called a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 21, to conduct the second reading of an ordinance to amend sections 12-46, 12-51 and 12-53 of the newly implemented Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program...

Alabama DHR Sends $12.6M Over 10,000 Child Care Workers

CONTRIBUTED BYSTATE OF ALABAMA DHR More than 10,000 Alabama child care workers are receiving bonuses totaling $12.6 million following the first round of Child Care Workforce Stabilization grants from the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR). The second round...

Samford Community Group Holds Second Annual Outreach Day

The Second Annual MLK Jr. Beloved Community Outreach Day and a Black History Month Program were held on Feb. 19 at Christian Care Ministries in Opelika.  Coordinators of the event were Pastor Carolyn Morton and the Samford Commnity Outreach Fellowship Group....

Marshall Calls for Resignation of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is calling on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign his position over his continued refusal to enforce federal laws protecting...