By Steve Flowers Wallace: Political Genius and Legislative Master As the Regular Legislative Session evolves, I recall years past when George...
Politics Articles
Noise Complaints in Beauregard
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Beauregard citizens are begging for help. A group of Beauregard residents attended Monday...
Will Businesses Keep Masks?
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey’s state-wide mask mandate expires today at 5 p.m. However, businesses are taking...
Voting rights and wrongs: Part 2
By Greg Markley In 1974, I was fascinated as a high school senior about a contest for a state House seat. The primary was several months away and...
Opelika approves contract to seek services for another roundabout
By Michelle KeyPublisher The Opelika City Council voted to approve the engineering department to seek services from Sain Associates Inc. for design...
Alabama enters ‘Safer Apart’
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey held a press conference Wednesday morning and announced that Alabama has...
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program reopening, expanding
By Mary Leigh Oliver COVID-19 continues to impact Alabamians and their wallets, especially farmers. To replenish some of the financial loss, the...
Auburn City Council met in person again to approve townhomes
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council met in person for the first time in almost a year Tuesday night in the new...
Commission will end mask mandate required in courthouse
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Lee County Courthouse will end some of its COVID-19 personnel policies when Gov. Kay Ivey’s state...