By Greg Markley Two weeks from today (Jan. 20, 2021) Joe Biden will be inaugurated as U.S. president after winning a tough election against President Donald Trump. Biden will be the oldest man elected for the first time, at 78. He will also be the first president...

Contributed By Laura Grill, EAMC President and CEO While we don’t routinely share the number of COVID-19 deaths in our updates, we think this graphic is a powerful reminder of what our healthcare community has been through since March 2020. Just stop and...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.co A month from tomorrow is Jim Buston’s last day as city manager for the city of Auburn. Buston never planned to be Auburn’s city manager — in fact, he planned to leave years ago. He worked for 25 years with the city of Auburn,...

By Steve Flowers As is my annual ritual, my year-end column pays tribute to Alabama political legends who have passed away during the year. Sonny Cauthen passed away in Montgomery at age 70. He was the ultimate inside man in Alabama politics. Sonny was a lobbyist...