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U.S. Senate Race is our 2022 Election Year Premier Contest

By Steve Flowers This year’s midterm congressional elections will be the political story of the year in American politics. The U.S. House of Representatives will be in play big time. Whichever party has the majority has all the power. Currently the Democrats have a...

Lee County NAACP Question City’s Use of Redistricting Consultant

Contributed by Kendra Majors, Alabama Values Auburn community members on Tuesday called on the Auburn City Council to consider the submitted alternative map proposal from the Lee County NAACP that creates two majority-minority districts and is better aligned with the...

Lee County Commission Meeting Rescheduled to Jan. 18

Monday night's scheduled meeting for the Lee County Commission was postponed due to multiple commissioners being exposed to COVID-19, preventing them from attending the regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting was postponed until Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m. It is...

Barely Read By Students, The Poor, Neglected Syllabus Deserves Better

By GREG MARKLEY It was the first day of class at a public university, and the professor duly handed out copies of the syllabus, informally called the “roadmap” for the course. We were told to glance over it. This was to see how we felt about the course: Would it be...

Mayor reappoints Snipes to Opelika Housing Authority

Mayor reappoints Snipes to Opelika Housing Authority

Oct 11, 2016

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Mayor Gary Fuller reappointed Henrietta Snipes to the Opelika Housing Authority Board of Commissioners at last...

Gibson-Pitts secures Ward 2 seat

Gibson-Pitts secures Ward 2 seat

Oct 11, 2016

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Tiffany Gibson-Pitts defeated opponent Oscar Penn for the Opelika City Council Ward 2 seat with 63 percent of the...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Oct 5, 2016

During this election year I have watched all the politics on television. In order to judge the coverage I have perused all the channels. Over the...

Planning commission approved conditional use request

Planning commission approved conditional use request

Oct 5, 2016

By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The Opelika Planning Commission granted a conditional use request at its Sept. 27 meeting to local business owner...

Closing in: Deadline to register, apply for absentee voting is Oct. 24

Closing in: Deadline to register, apply for absentee voting is Oct. 24

Oct 5, 2016

By Greg Markley Political Reporter Ann Bennett, a member of the Board of Registrars for Lee County, recalls times when her mother refused to vote...

Planning commission approved conditional use request

Lee County Commission approves FY2017 budget

Oct 5, 2016

By Fred Woods Editor Last week the Lee County Commission approved a total FY2017 budget of $39.8 million, 0.9 percent less than last year. The more...

Gibson-Pitts secures Ward 2 council seat in runoff election

Gibson-Pitts secures Ward 2 council seat in runoff election

Oct 4, 2016

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Tiffany Gibson-Pitts defeated opponent Oscar Penn for the Opelika City Council Ward 2 seat with 63 percent of the...

Mayor reappoints Snipes to Opelika Housing Authority

Mayor, city council celebrate Character Day in Opelika

Sep 27, 2016

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Mayor Gary Fuller named Sept. 22 “Character Day” in Opelika at last week’s city council meeting. Opelika has...

Closing in: Deadline to register, apply for absentee voting is Oct. 24

Absentee voting for Nov. 8 election ongoing

Sep 27, 2016

Special to the Opelika Observer The anticipated voter turnout for this upcoming presidential election is projected to be significant. Voters who...

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