BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Lee County instituted a noise ordinance a few weeks ago and now the Sheriff’s Department has created a...
Procedure For New County Noise Ordinance
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Auburn City Council to Send Survey to Residents
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Auburn Parks and Recreation Department is sending out a survey to citizens asking what kind of...
ROGERS: Changing Our Clocks Twice a Year is an Outdates Nuisance
CONTRIBUTED BYMIKE ROGERS U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) released a statement ahead of Daylight Saving Time on...
‘They Think There are 50 genders’ — Evaluating New Campaign Ads
By GREG MARKLEY Opelika native Tim James, son of two-time governor Fob, ran for governor unsuccessfully in 2002 and missed the runoff in 2010 by a...
Legislature Nixes “New Blues” Request To Pause Gas Tax
CONTRIBUTED BY DOUG SMITH OPINION - Thursday night, all of the candidates for Alabama governor except current Gov. Kay Ivey met in the beautiful...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Incumbency Prevails in Secondary Constitutional Offices Incumbency is a potent, powerful, inherent advantage in politics. That fact...
Ivey Awards $10 Million for Volunteer Fire Department COVID Recovery Grants
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday awarded $10 million of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund from the American Rescue...
Auburn Holds Trash Amnesty and Hazardous Waste Collection
Contributed by the city of Auburn Ready to clear out the clutter in and around your home this spring? Trash Amnesty 2022 will take place March 14...
Blanchard: Biden’s First Year Was One Bad Decision After Another
Calls on Ivey, legislature to act immediately for Alabamians’ relief Contributed to the Observer Lindy Blanchard, Republican candidate for governor,...