Courtesy of theOpelika ChamberOf Commerce Under the leadership of new Chamber President Ali Rauch, the Opelika Chamber of Commerce announced it 9th Annual Total Resource Campaign (TRC) at a Kick-Off luncheon for the community volunteers on July 31 at Niffer’s On the...

Courtesy of the City of Smiths Station Eight individuals have qualified to run and will appear on the ballot in Smiths Station’s Aug. 25 municipal election, following a two-week qualifying period. Below is a list of the candidates, the position each is running for and...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.comThe Lee County Commission held a short and sweet meeting Tuesday night but approved a final plat agreement for the fifth stage of the Haley Woods Subdivision. Haley Woods is located in Lee County District 5 off Alabama...

By Greg Markley           G.W. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall in the early 20th century knew what worked in his era—retail politics and corruption run amuck. “Of all these reform movements I’ve seen started in New York during my...