By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Sarah Griffin Brown joined the Lee County Commissioners Tuesday night as the District 2 Commissioner. Brown is filling the term of Johnny Lawrence, who passed away from the coronavirus on July 31. Gov. Kay Ivey appointed...

The Presidential Race is Underway By Steve FlowersSeptember 16, 2020 Now that the national political party conventions are over and the nominees have been coronated, the battle royale for the White House is in full throttle. The nominees, Donald Trump and Joe Biden,...

By Michelle KeyPublisher Mayor F. L. Bubba Copeland and the Smiths Station City Council met last week for their regularly scheduled city council meeting. During the meeting the council introduced for first reading a resolution to amend the city’s general fund budget...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council extended its state of local emergency during its regular Tuesday night meeting.  The state of local emergency was extended through Oct. 7, which is a few days after Gov. Kay Ivey’s safer at home...