BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved a request to support an additional circuit judgeship in...
Lee County Seeks New Judgeship
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Smiths Station City Council Issues April Proclamations
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — The Smiths Station City Council and Mayor F. L. “Bubba” Copeland issued two...
Renaming Fort Benning: Memories of Fort on Our Minds — Part Two
OPINION — A favorite memory at Fort Benning for me is serving on the adjunct faculty of a community college. I called the first class every semester...
Majority of Alabamian Voters Want School Choice
CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA REPUBLICAN PARTY ALABAMA — A recent survey by the Alabama Republican Party shows the majority of Alabama voters want school...
Inside the Statehouse: Our National Debt Is Unsustainable
OPINION — As the first regular session of the quadrennium evolves, there is a myriad of complex issues arising. I am reminded of three simple...
Opelika Designates April 28 As ‘Relay for Life’ Day
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — A proclamation was issued to former Opelika Council Member Patricia Jones and Randy and...
Auburn Council Adds to Spring Lake
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council granted conditional use approval for several new uses for the Spring...
Alabama Arise Action Members Urge Support for Plan to Untax Groceries, Protect Funding For Public Schools
CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA ARISE ACTION ALABAMA — Alabama should embrace the opportunity this year to remove the state sales tax on groceries in a...
Inside the Statehouse: Democrats Give Trump a Lifeline
OPINION — As mentioned last week, the presidential race has begun. The first bomb or salvo dropped last week with the political indictment of Donald...