Opelika City Council voted to approve four separate bid packages during Tuesday night’s meeting to develop and construct a new municipal library to be located at 1100 Glenn Street in Opelika. The four bid packages are detailed as follows: 1. Bid Package 1, General...

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council approved a resolution in support of Gov. Kay Ivey’s mask ordinance Tuesday night.  Ivey’s ordinance mandates that residents of Alabama wear masks in public except in specified situations such as...

Courtesy of theCity of Smiths Station The Smiths Station City Council approved a resolution authorizing the formation of a Road Name Change Committee during Tuesday’s meeting. Committee members include Chairman Richard Cooley, Vice Chairman Morris Jackson, Planning...

Courtesy of Alabama Sec. of StatePress Office Secretary of State John H. Merrill has officially extended the opportunity for anyone concerned about COVID-19 to apply for and cast an absentee ballot for the upcoming municipal elections.Secretary Merrill has authorized...