Special to theOpelika Observer President Gray is resuming the Lee County Voters League and Youth Organization meetings (via Zoom) next week on July 6. Participants are asked to use the web address below after 5:45 p.m. to ‘queue in’ so the meeting may promptly begin...

How Has CoronavirusAffected Alabama Politics? As we end the first half of 2020, there is no doubt that the coronavirus is the story of the year. The coronavirus saga of 2020 and its devastation of the nation’s and state’s economic well-being may be the story of the...

By Greg MarkleyFor the Opelika Observer In 2019 Business Insider quoted Mark Zuckerberg as saying 2020 “…is going to be a very tough year.” That’s an understatement! As the founder of Facebook, he faces pressure to exterminate “Fake News.” With abundant false articles...

By Wil CrewsOpelika Observer Alexis Meniefield, lifelong Opelika native and community philanthropist, has announced her intention to run for Opelika City Council Ward 1. “My biggest goal is to make sure that everyone feels they have a voice,” Meniefield said. “I will...