By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council has yet to name a replacement to finish out former Ward 4 Council Member...
Discussion Continues on Ward 4 Council Member Replacement
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Politics Articles
The Power of ONE
Hovey Defeats Whatley by One Vote LEE COUNTY — Hovey and his wife, Anna, react to the news that Hovey beat Incumbant Tom Whatley for the Alabama...
Inside the Statehouse
TV Still Drives the Vote By Steve Flowers After the 1960 Kennedy vs. Nixon classic presidential contest, television became the medium for political...
Commission Creates Working ARPA budget
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The commission has now officially created a working budget for some of the county’s...
Provisional Ballot Results Are In
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — Auburn Council Member Jay Hovey beat incumbent Tom Whatley for Alabama Senate District 27...
In the U.S. Senate, silence is not always golden
By GREG MARKLEY OPINION — In Moonstruck (1987), Cher’s character is at the opera and dating her fiance’s brother. She sees her father Cosmo with his...
Election Recap: Runoff for County Commission Seat 4
BY HANNAH LESTER AND MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Publisher's Note: These results are not official but will be certified at a later date....
Opelika City Council Changes Regular Meeting Time
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the Opelika City Council voted to amend all regular city council meetings to...
Auburn VFW to Open Doors to All Veterans and Families
CONTRIBUTED BY JERRY DAKINS AUBURN — Beginning June 1, the E.W. Allgood Post 5404, located at 131 E. Veterans Blvd, Auburn, will be open every...