By Greg Markley Opelika Observer If everyone who voted in the Republican runoff election in Lee County on Tuesday took a seat at Auburn University’s...
July 15 run-off vote decides Republican candidates
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Politics Articles
Local elections: behind the scenes
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer The late U.S. Sen. Arthur Vandenberg once said that “Partisan politics must stop at the water’s edge.” He...
The results are in: Area legislators win big June 3; despite strong Lee County showing, Price loses representative race
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer Most Lee County legislators were easily renominated on Tuesday. The smallest margin was for first-term State Sen....
The results are in: Area legislators win big June 3; despite strong Lee County showing, Price loses representative race
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer Most Lee County legislators were easily renominated on Tuesday. The smallest margin was for first-term State Sen....
Who, where, when how: Learn a few ‘need-to-knows’ prior to June 3 election
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer With the 2014 Alabama primaries four days away, voters deciding whether their solitary vote might matter can draw...
County votes for senior center
By Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Commission, in this week’s regular meeting, voted to move forward with a grant application to obtain federal...
Planning commission gives approval for microbrewery
By Laurel Jackson Callaway Opelika Observer Say cheers! The Opelika Planning Commission approved the conditional use of a warehouse in downtown...
Casting your vote
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer When Alabama was part of the Solid South, it was usually a given that winning the Democratic primary was tantamount...
County sets tax increase referendum
By Daniel Chesser Staff Writer The citizens of unincorporated Lee County will get a chance to vote on a one cent sales tax increase on Sept. 9,...