By Michelle KeyPublisher The Opelika City Council voted to approve the engineering department to seek services from Sain Associates Inc. for design for a roundabout at the intersection of Sportsplex Road and West Point Parkway. Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a press conference Wednesday morning and announced that Alabama has entered a ‘Safer Apart’ state health order.  Ivey previously announced on March 4 that she would not extend the mask...

By Mary Leigh Oliver COVID-19 continues to impact Alabamians and their wallets, especially farmers. To replenish some of the financial loss, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) second Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is reopening for enrollment...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  The Auburn City Council met in person for the first time in almost a year Tuesday night in the new council chambers. Each council member was present, along with members of the public, socially-distanced.  The new...