In 1976, Republican vice presidential candidate Bob Dole campaigned at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. I briefly interviewed him there as a college newspaper reporter. He was known then as a “hatchet man,” running cover for the well-behaved President...

By Michelle KeyPublisher Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council announced the Firefighters of the Year for 2020 during last week’s city council meeting. Firefighter/paramedic Blake Smith was nominated as Firefighter of the Year for the A Shift,...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn City Council met Tuesday to discuss a potential development on the corner of Moores Mill Road and Hamilton Road. Multiple citizens registered for the Zoom meeting to express their frustration and opposition to the...

By Steve Flowers Three years ago, Jim Martin passed away in Gadsden at 99 years old. His beloved wife of 60 years, Pat, was by his side. He was a true Christian gentleman. Jim was one of the fathers of the modern Republican Party in the south. In 1962, John Kennedy...