By GREG MARKLEY One candidate for Word of the Year in December 2020 was odd, it was the year itself  — 2020. The idea was well-meant as it crystalizes that strange and sad year. Those four Arabic numbers arrayed together summed up the long period of staying at...

CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA VALUES Redistricting season is now in full swing as the U.S. Census Bureau today released the data needed to begin the process, which will have lasting effects for more than a decade. The delivery of the data was delayed for several months due to...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  The city council discussed traffic problems that have arisen following the first week of school in Auburn last week.  “There have been a number of emails to forth to the city council and to myself recently...

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Lee County Commission agreed to re-enact COVID-19 policies amidst a rise in cases in different departments. “The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus has become a significant risk to those who are unvaccinated because...