BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER The Opelika City Council voted to table an ordinance to create a rental registry during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Nearly 20 men and women who own and or rent property in Opelika gathered to present their thoughts on the proposed...

By Michelle Key / Publisher Gov. Kay Ivey appointed Lee County's Jessica Ventiere as the new District Attorney on Thursday afternoon. In the appointment letter Ivey wrote, "As one of my appointees, you will be making important decisions that directly affect the...

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM  Citizen requests continue as Lee County decides how to spend $32 million from the American Rescue Plan. Rev. Joshua Lewis asked the Lee County Commission Monday night to consider spending the funding in underserved and...

Contributed by Scott Stone Alabama State Board of Education member Tracie West announced last Thursday that she will run for a second term on the state board of education. A Republican, West was elected in 2018 after serving for almost 10 years on the Auburn City...