Important Dates to Remember: Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 – First Day to Qualify for Candidates (Begins at 8:00 am; City Clerks’ Office in City...
Captain Noah Allmond was recognized as Opelika Fire Department's 2021 Firefighter of the Year last week. Nominees for 2021 were: A-Shift -...
Second Vice-District Gov. Melanie Tapley, left, and Zone Chair Hugo Perez, right, spoke to the Opelika Lions Club this week. They were introduced...
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM At Monday's Lee County Commission meeting, the commission voted to approve a resolution by Lee County...
By GREG MARKLEY I remember reading Alice Walker’s “Possessing the Secret of Joy” (about female genital mutilation) in 1994, riding a city train in...
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bills 9 and 15 into law last week. In doing so, the governor also issued the...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Opelika Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Legislative Reception. The event will be held at...
By Steve Flowers Jim Preuitt, a legendary House member, State Senator and Probate Judge of Talladega County passed away in September at age 86. Jim...
By Steve Flowers Every 10 years the nation has a census count. There is a reason for that dissemination of our population. The United States and...