By Morgan BryceSpecial to theOpelika Observer The Smiths Station City Council unanimously approved a resolution with Alabama Power for the installation of LED streetlights on Lee Roads 298 and 430. Mayor F.L. “Bubba” Copeland said the streetlights will not only...

By Michelle KeyPublisher The Lee County Commission met last Tuesday night and during the meeting the commissioners voted to approve a roadway transfer agreement, with the city of Smiths Station. The agreement, which is similar in structure to agreements with both the...

Special to theOpelika Observer The City of Opelika reopened the Jeter Avenue Recycling Center on June 1 and the 8th Avenue Recycling Center on June 2. Operational days and hours will remain the same: • Jeter Avenue - Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m....

Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a state lottery, they can only authorize a ballot initiative to let you vote on a lottery. It takes a constitutional...