CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER ALABAMA — A coalition of civil rights, voting rights and disability rights organizations filed a lawsuit challenging...
Groups file suit to block new law against voter assistance
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Politics Articles
Wilmore Park to receive $10 million in upgrades
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lake Wilmore Park will receive more than $10 million in upgrades after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday...
Opelika City Council votes against I-1 zoning
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council voted against an ordinance that would have changed the zoning of...
Commission moves into Broadband phase two
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — As the Lee County Commission continued discussing increasing broadband in the...
Mayor notes growth in State of the City address
Pictured above left, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller delivered the annual State of the City address to a packed house. In the center photo are, from left,...
First responders honored with Lifesaver awards
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Members of the Opelika Fire Department (OFD) and Opelika Police Department (OPD) were honored...
Auburn City Council debates, approves HPC nominations
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — An incumbent Auburn Historic Preservation Commission member’s nomination drew opposition during Tuesday’s...
Local pharmacists respond to Alabama House Bill 238
BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Small independent pharmacies across Alabama have been facing a continuing challenge to offset losses...
Commission allocates over $4 million in federal funds
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, March 25, the Lee County Commission passed...