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Alabama Port Authority study finds Lee County benefits from $2.2 billion economic impact

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — A new study has revealed that the port of Mobile’s impact on Alabama’s economy totals a whopping $98.3 billion, an increase of roughly $13 billion from the previous year’s impact. The Alabama Port Authority commissioned the...
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Opelika traffic project to receive $800K in funding

Intersection of Frederick Road at US 280 to get turn lane, signal improvements CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that more than $40 million in state transportation funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and...
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Republican candidates seek the Lee County District Judge seat

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Observer does not endorse any candidates and these articles were written for informational purposes only and should not be taken as an endorsement of any sort. Different writers may use different writing styles and neither the word count or order...
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Fate of Renfro House still undecided

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The fate of the historic home, commonly known as The Renfro or the Renfro-Andrus House, found in the Northside Historic District at 414 N. 10th Street in Opelika, is still up in the air.The house and land (1.24...
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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jun 29, 2022

Bill Baxley By Steve Flowers The 1970 governor’s race between George Wallace and Albert Brewer overshadowed every other political race in the state...

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