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Opelika council member among delegation visiting China

BY MICHELLE KEY, PUBLISHER Opelika's Ward 5 Council Member Todd Rauch OPELIKA — Todd Rauch of Opelika was recently selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) for a bipartisan delegation visit to China. It’s the first time the organization has...

Report: In 2023, Alabama lawmakers prioritized prison pipeline legislation

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY — One out of every six bills the Alabama State Legislature considered in the 2023 Legislative Session were prison pipeline bills, according to a new report released today by the ACLU of Alabama.In the 2023 regular session, state...

Commission discusses Non-maintained roads

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —The Lee County Commission discussed several items released to non-county maintained paved roads during its regular commission meeting Monday night.County Engineer Justin Hardee gave an update on the...

Auburn Council approves monthly items at meeting

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — In one of the shorter meetings of the year, the Auburn City Council approved board appointments, ABC licenses and construction easements.Tuesday, the council approved a three‐year contract extension to...