By Opelika Observer Staff Opelika’s Municipal elections wrapped up Tuesday night with three candidates emerging as the victors of their respective races. These results are unofficial and will be canvassed and made official during a meeting next week at noon on Oct....

By Steve Flowers The year 1948 was an interesting and momentous year in southern politics. World War II had just ended. The king of American politics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, had passed away in Warm Springs, Georgia. FDR had reigned omnipotently as president from...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn City Manager James Buston III will retire on Jan. 31, 2021, the city of Auburn announced Thursday evening. “My time here has been a wonderful journey, and I hope to have made a meaningful contribution to making Auburn...

Absentee ballot applications are available online at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting or at AlabamaVotes.gov.  Paper copies are available in the Lee County Courthouse or county satellite offices in Auburn and Smiths Station.   Voters can...