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Auburn Council approves monthly items at meeting

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — In one of the shorter meetings of the year, the Auburn City Council approved board appointments, ABC licenses and construction easements.Tuesday, the council approved a three‐year contract extension to...

Opelika City Council considers rezoning

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting, the council held a public hearing on an ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone 14.22 acres of land in the 3500 block of Waverly Parkway from a R-5,...

County to remain with Avenu

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission voted Monday evening to move forward with Avenu Insights for collection and administration of taxes, rather than switch to the state’s program.Over the last few weeks, the...

Opelika City Council recognizes city employees

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council and Mayor Gary Fuller recognized the 2023 Firefighters, Police Officers and Communication Officer of the Year. Turn to B10 for photos.OTHER BUSINESS The council held an appeal hearing for...
Pool Contractor Arrested

Pool Contractor Arrested

CONTRIBUTED BY OPD During the month of February 2022, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received two reports of Theft of Property 1st Degree (by...

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