CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA Opelika City Councilman Dr. Robert Lofton, Ward 3, who was recently diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, has...
Politics Articles
Defense Spending Important for Alabama
By Steve Flowers During the Great Depression and coming out of World War II, the deep south had immense power in Washington. We were fortunate to...
Opelika Considers Litigation Against West Fraiser Timber Co. For Violating Noise Ordinance
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER The Opelika city council voted to authorize Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller to institute legal proceedings in the name and on...
Auburn Council Approves Conditional Use For Downtown Fitness Center
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM At Tuesday night's Auburn City Council meeting, the council approved a resolution for conditional...
Colin Powell Knew How to Treat People — Even The Unruly Press
By GREG MARKLEY Colin Powell, son of Jamaican immigrants in Harlem, rose to the zeniths of American authority—military, diplomatic and moral....
International Charity Fraud Awareness Week is Oct. 18 to 22
CONTRIBUTED BY THEOFFICE OF STEVE MARSHALL Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall is joining with state charities regulators and the Federal Trade Commission...
ROGERS MOURNS PASSING OF GENERAL COLIN POWELL
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lead Republican of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement mourning the death of former...
Inside the Statehouse
Seniority vs. Senility By Steve Flowers Our senior senator, Richard Shelby, will be remembered as Alabama’s most prominent senator when he retires...
Alabama Forestry Association Endorses Randy Price for State Senate
CONTRIBUTED BY THE AFA The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announces its endorsement of Randy Price who is seeking reelection for State Senate...