Our Senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby will begin his sixth six-year term in January. He is an Alabama treasure. Over the past 30 years as our...
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Mayor proclaims Nov. 26 ‘Small Business Saturday’
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Mayor Gary Fuller read a proclamation at last Tuesday’s meeting naming Nov. 26 as ‘Small Business Saturday’ in...
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Donald J. Trump’s election to the presidency left the pollsters and pundits from every media outlet and news network with egg on their face. It...
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You know the outcome of the election. Unfortunately I had to go to press with the column prior to Tuesday. We will analyze the results for you next...
Lee County Commission caves on budget issues
By Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Commission reversed itself last Monday night and restored 2017 budget funding cuts to the Horseshoe Bend...
Larry Gray attends final council meeting as Ward 2 representative
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Councilman Larry Gray attended his final Opelika City Council meeting tonight in his official capacity as...
Fourteen amendments on Nov. 8 ballot
By Fred Woods Editor Frequently, Alabama voters go to the polls for a general or state-wide election, pick up their ballots and discover a...
Opinion: Competition is great for Alabama business but bad for Alabama politics
By Ken Busby Lee County has had two third party candidates express their intentions to run for elective offices in 2016, who were unable to get on...
Mayor, council recognize city employees with service awards
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Mayor Gary Fuller recognized a number of city employees at last week’s city council meeting with service awards....