By Steve Flowers The 2022 annual regular session of the legislature has begun. It began Jan. 11 and constitutionally can last three and one-half...
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Tim Aja Sworn In as Opelika Council Member
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER Tim Aja, the newest Opelika council member, was sworn in before Tuesday night's city council meeting. Aja's daughter, Anna,...
Auburn Council Calls for Special Meeting for Redistricting
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Auburn City Council voted to once again postpone the vote on redistricting Tuesday night and called...
Top words of the year 2021: From ‘Vax’ to ‘Breadcrumbing’ to ‘Cisgender’
By GREG MARKLEY The Name of the Wind (2007) is a novel by Patrick Rothfuss. It’s focus is wizardry and a young man’s coming of age. Rothfuss is a...
$10 Million ARPA Funds to be Classified as Revenue Replacement Funds
BY MICHELLE KEY ANDHANNAH LESTER The Lee County Commission voted to accept the classification of $10 million of the $32 million America Rescue Plan...
Businessman Tim James Officially Kicks Off Campaign For Governor
Contributed byTim James Campaign Today, Greenville businessman Tim James held a kickoff event at 10 a.m. on the steps State Capitol to announce his...
U.S. Senate Race is our 2022 Election Year Premier Contest
By Steve Flowers This year’s midterm congressional elections will be the political story of the year in American politics. The U.S. House of...
Lee County NAACP Question City’s Use of Redistricting Consultant
Contributed by Kendra Majors, Alabama Values Auburn community members on Tuesday called on the Auburn City Council to consider the submitted...
Lee County Commission Meeting Rescheduled to Jan. 18
Monday night's scheduled meeting for the Lee County Commission was postponed due to multiple commissioners being exposed to COVID-19, preventing...