By Morgan Bryce and Savannah Vicker For the Opelika Observer Following the June 5 primaries, Jeremy Gray and Patsy Jones will go head-to-head in a...
Gray, Jones vie for House 83 seat
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Politics Articles
Rauch, Wood battle in District 38 run-off race
By Morgan Murphy and Anna Riley For the Opelika Observer Following last Tuesday’s primaries, Todd Rauch and Debbie Wood will go head-to-head in a...
Hagan readying for general election
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor After clinching the Democratic nomination for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District last week, Opelika native...
Mallory Hagan wins primary race for U.S. 3rd Congressional District; Gray, Rauch, LaGrand will face run-offs
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Opelika native Mallory Hagan soundly defeated opponent Dr. Adia Winfrey in the race for the U.S. 3rd Congressional...
Commission candidate accuses local politicians of being Klansmen
Lee County Commission District 5 candidate A.L. Dowdell accuses Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller, others of being Ku Klux Klan members By Opelika Observer...
Scott Dawson discusses platforms, issues in run for governorship
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Longtime evangelist and current Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Dawson visited with Opelika Observer staff...
Tim Sprayberry running as a ‘Montgomery outsider’ for Alabama Senate District 13
By Morgan Bryce Associate Editor Cleburne County native and Heflin resident Tim Sprayberry is one of three candidates vying for the Republican...
Gerald Dial running to become Alabama’s next commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
By Michelle Key and Morgan Bryce Clay County native and Lineville resident Gerald Dial is one of four candidates vying for the Republican nomination...
Alabama Democratic Conference endorses Heather Milam
Special to the Opelika Observer The Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) has endorsed Heather Milam for Alabama’s Secretary of State. The ADC is the...