By Fred Woods Editor Ken Busby’s fight to run for Lee County Commission, District 1, hit another snag this week when Probate Judge Bill English...
Busby petition lacks required signatures
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Politics Articles
Gibson-Pitts, Penn to go head-to-head in Oct. 4 runoff
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Opelika City Council officially canvassed and recorded the results of last week’s municipal election in a...
Inside the Statehouse
With Labor Day approaching it signifies that the long hot summer will soon be coming to an end. It seems that the summers are getting hotter and...
Whorton recent Kiwanis speaker
Photo by Robert Noles By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter District 38 House Representative Isaac Whorton spoke to members of Opelika’s Kiwanis...
Busby’s fight for ballot spot
By Fred Woods Editor All Kenneth Busby wants to do is run for a Lee County Commission seat. Specifically, he wants to run against incumbent Sheila...
City breaks record with $80 million in building permits
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Breaking a record this month, the city of Opelika reported it issued building permits for property exceeding $80...
Inside the Statehouse
In 1960 television was a new medium. Most Americans did not have televisions in the early 1950s. However, by 1960 the majority of the country had...
Gary Fuller re-elected to fourth term
Jones maintains Ward 1 seat, runoff between Gibson-Pitts, Marsh/Penn to be held Oct. 4 By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Gary Fuller was re-elected...
Live coverage of Opelika municipal elections
The Opelika Observer will provide live election coverage of the city elections beginning at 6 p.m. We will be live tweeting with the hashtag...