Contributed by the office of Judge Fellows Character in Action is a program sponsored by the Family Court of Lee County that recognizes children from Lee County who, by their own actions, make a positive contribution that is above and beyond normal expectations to...

Contributed by the city of Opelika Every year, law schools from around the nation compete in mock trial competitions. Municipal Court Judge Ben Hand has once again participated at the request of the competition in his and the city of Opelika’s effort to be involved in...

By Steve Flowers In 1998, Gov. Don Siegelman ran for Governor of Alabama on a platform of proposing that his administration would enact legislation creating a state lottery. It would be patterned after Georgia’s lottery, which gave the bulk of the proceeds to an...

By Greg MarkleyFor the OpelikaObserver Rush Limbaugh, groundbreaking and polarizing broadcaster and conservative commentator, died Feb. 17 at age 70. He was one of the most loved and hated public figures. I was never a “dittohead,” or devoted follower of Rush. I hated...