Politics Articles

Lee Co. Commission approves ARPA funds for mental health

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Lee County Commission voted to approve a funding request for East Alabama Health Monday night.Previously, EAH approached the commission to ask for funding to help build a free-standing mental health...

Improving access to clean water & sewer for rural Alabamians

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate adopted a bipartisan amendment authored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) that would increase funding for the Rural Decentralized Water Systems...

Upcoming events for city of Auburn

Auburn's state of the city address set for Nov. 8 CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN / BY DAVID DORTON AUBURN —The Auburn community is invited to the City of Auburn's 2023 State of the City Address on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts...

University philanthropists

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION — In the past two to three years we have had some very generous benefactors make some very magnanimous contributions to their university alma maters in Alabama.One of those philanthropist is Alabama businessman Jim Kennemer. Thanks to a $2...