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Pay Parking Fees Online In Auburn

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Parking in downtown Auburn has always costs $1 an hour between 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. These parking fees have always been paid through meters strategically placed around downtown. Now, however, parking can...
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Inside the Statehouse Huntsville is Alabama’s Largest City

By Steve Flowers Huntsville has rocketed past Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city. It is not named the Rocket City for nothing. The Census Bureau had been predicting this amazing boom in population in the Madison (Huntsville)/Limestone area, but the actual figures...
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Opelika Approves Rental Inspection, Registry Program

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER The Opelika City Council met Tuesday night for its appointed meeting and voted four to one to approve the proposed ordinance that will create a residential rental registry and inspection program. Numerous citizens have spoken both for and...
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USCIS to Welcome 21,000 New Citizens in Celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day

CONTRIBUTED BY THE USCIS The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has been celebrating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day this year by welcoming 21,000 new citizens in 335 naturalization ceremonies across the country between Sept. 17 and 23. “It is an honor to...
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Council recognizes teachers

Feb 20, 2015

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff writer Mayor Gary Fuller recognized and expressed appreciation for teachers of the year at the Opelika City Council...

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‘A great honor’

Feb 13, 2015

Councilwoman Patsy Jones reflects on two decades serving on city council By Rebekah Martin Assistant Editor A lot can happen in 20 years, and Patsy...

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Council honors Patsy Jones

Feb 6, 2015

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Writer “People have invested in me, and that speaks volumes to me,” were the words of Opelika City Council President...

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Mayor shares ‘state of city’

Feb 6, 2015

By Alison James Associate Editor Opelika is in good shape overall – according to the State of the City address last Friday by Mayor Gary Fuller. In...

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Puppy love

Jan 23, 2015

Mayor recognizes AU puppy, ‘Opelika,’ detector dog program By Alison James Associate Editor It’s not every day a golden Labrador Retriever puppy...

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County discusses road policy

Jan 16, 2015

By Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Commission has spent a lot of time discussing roads at recent meetings: resurfacing them, suspension of the dirt...

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