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Bevels, Newell seek District Three seat

BY DAVID BELL FOR THE OBSERVER BARRON RAE BEVELS ALABAMA — A goat farmer and bee keeper from Tallapoosa County, under the age of 30, is likely not everyone’s first idea of the perfect candidate to run for Congress. But that’s not stopping Barron Rae Bevels from...
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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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RCD SUPPORTS VETERANS

RCD SUPPORTS VETERANS

Apr 28, 2022

Contributed ToThe Observer ALABAMA — Alabama Association of Resource Conservation Development Council (RCD) recently co-sponsored the Central...

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Opelika Honors Employees

Opelika Honors Employees

Apr 20, 2022

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and Mayor Gary Fuller honored several individuals during Tuesday night's council...

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