Politics Articles

Opelika Attorney Elijah T. Beaver Announces Campaign For Circuit Judge

CONTRIBUTED BYELIJAH T. BEAVER Local attorney Elijah T. Beaver has announced his campaign to run for Circuit Judge of Alabama’s 37th Judicial Circuit (Lee County). He has been an attorney in Lee County for 13 years, and has also served 11 years in the Alabama Army...

Melanin Cafe HostS Black Male Summit

Melanin Cafe was filled with young Black males on Saturday for the Dream Day Foundation’s Black Male Summit Intercepted. A special thank you goes out to presenters Tamarcus Milner, Rev. Jerel Fryer, Thomas Sherfield and Jamaal Sankey for pouring into these young men....

City of Auburn Begins Redistricting Process

Contributed by the city of Auburn / David D. Dorton The city of Auburn is beginning steps to adjust the boundaries of the city’s eight wards based on population data from the 2020 U.S. Census. According to state and federal law, the city must review and, if needed,...

Inside the Statehouse

Gov. John Patterson’s First Lesson By Steve Flowers Gov. John Patterson, who passed away earlier this year at 99, shared a funny story that occurred during the opening days of his administration. He entered the Governor’s office in January 1959 as the clean...

Inside the Statehouse

by Steve Flowers As we have watched and participated in the presidential foray this entire year, an equally important event occurred. The death of...

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City election to be held Aug. 23

Fuller, Jones, Gray to face opposition By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor 11 Opelikans qualified for the Aug. 23 city election. Mayor Gary Fuller,...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Sometimes when I observe national politics I am enthralled by the magnificent creation of our American government. When our forefathers founded our...

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City council amends tax abatements

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor At last week’s regular meeting, the Opelika City Council unanimously voted to amend the tax abatements for Golden...

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Inside the Statehouse

by Steve Flowers As if we have not been inundated enough with politics this year, hold on to your seats. Over the next few weeks that is all you...

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