Governor Ivey Should Coast to Reelection By Steve Flowers For over a year I have been touting the fact that the 2022 election year in the Heart of Dixie was going to be the busiest and most monumental in history. Folks, it looks like it is not going to be as eventful...

By GREG MARKLEY While visiting Naval Station Great Lakes, near Chicago, recently I noticed a building was named after Admiral Mike Boorda. He went from the lowest rank (sailor) to the highest rank in the Navy (admiral), a remarkable story. But it ended horribly, due...

By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com  The Auburn City Council met Tuesday night for a short agenda, which included approving the transportation plan, warrants for a new elementary school and expansions to the Auburn Industrial Park and Technology Park...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  Hanwha Cimarron, LLC is building a new manufacturing facility in the city of Opelika. The base of operations will provide a capital investment of $130 million and bring 261 jobs to the city.  “They are producing...