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Opelika City Council Approves Annual Appropriations

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —During Tuesday night's Opelika City Council meeting, several employees were recognized with service awards. The employees with 25 years or more of service to the city are: Anita Burton, 35 years, Opelika Public...

Auburn City Council Approves Contract with CARE

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN —The Auburn City Council met Tuesday night and approved a contract with the CARE Humane Society for over $187,460.The CARE Humane Society used to be known as the Lee County Humane Society. See page A1 for more...

Auburn Welcomes New Planning Director

CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURNBY DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN —The city of Auburn will welcome a new planning director, Justice Wahid Cotton, who will begin his work in Auburn on Oct. 16.Cotton joins Auburn’s Planning team after serving as the director of Development &...

“How Many More Lives Do We Have To Lose?”

Commission Discusses Train Safety BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —EAMC Director Rita Smith welcomed a representative from Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to speak to the Lee County Commission Monday night about train safety.Sgt....
Auburn Forms Art Study Group

Auburn Forms Art Study Group

BY HANNAH LESTER The city of Auburn is in the process of forming an art-related study group, which will look at changing the zoning ordinances in...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Groundhog Day By Steve Flowers Happy Groundhog Day. It is an ironic juxtaposition that the State of the Union address by the president and Groundhog...

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