CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March...
Number of Unemployed Hits New Record Low
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Politics Articles
Inside the Statehouse Who is Mike Durant?
By Steve Flowers OPINION - Many of you have asked the question, “Have you ever seen anyone simply run a media-only campaign and avoid campaigning...
Opelika Honors Employees
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and Mayor Gary Fuller honored several individuals during Tuesday night's council...
Auburn Council Approves New Businesses, Remodels
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn City Council approved a conditional use approval for the Auburn Hotel, commercial...
Comity to Chaos: The Dumbing Down of Political Debates
By GREG MARKLEY OPINION - The first debates of the 2016 presidential campaign were held on August 6, 2015. They foreshadowed that debates would...
Zeigler Qualifies to Run for Secretary of State
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION - State Auditor Jim Zeigler (R) has qualified to run for the open seat of secretary of state. He will run in the...
Retired Army Veteran Sherri Reese Announces Candidacy for Alabama Senate District 27
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER ALABAMA — Sherri Reese has officially announced her candidacy to run as a Democrat for Alabama Senate District 27. Sherri...
Inside the Statehouse Congressional Lines and Congressmen will Remain the Same
OPINION — For several years leading up to the 2010 Census count, the national projections were that Alabama would lose one of our seven...
Commission Approves County Engineer’s Annual Evaluation
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved its annual evaluation for County Engineer Justin Hardee...