Contributedto The Observer Conservative attorney Jeff Tickal last week announced his candidacy to serve as a Circuit Judge for Alabama’s 37th...
Opelika Attorney, Prosecutor Enters Race for Lee County Circuit Judge
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The Heritage Foundation Recognizes Alabama for Election Integrity
CONTRIBUTED BYOFFICE OF SEC. OF STATE Last week the Heritage Foundation released its Election Integrity Scorecard, and Alabama was ranked among the...
Bob Dole One of the Great Political Leaders of the Last Century
By GREG MARKLEY Robert Joseph Dole passed away in his sleep at the age of 98. He leaves a powerful legacy as a war hero, congressman and senator who...
Rogers: It’s Time for Biden to Put American Families Ahead of Socialist Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICEOF CONGRESSMAN MIKE ROGERS President Joe Biden’s socialist policies are continuing to harm middle class families across...
Inside the Statehouse
State Senate Will Have Little Turnover in 2022 By Steve Flowers 2022 was anticipated to be an exciting competitive election year. However, it is...
County Enacts Noise Ordinance; Hires County Administrator
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Lee County Commission voted to enact a noise ordinance during its meeting Monday night. A noise...
It’s Time For Redistricting in the City of Auburn.
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Recently, the Census data was released which showed the growth in the city of Auburn. The population...
Holy Cow! One-fourth of Governors Weren’t Born in the State They Govern
By GREG MARKLEY In spring 2005, I taught 11th grade history at Wetumpka High School. This was part of my student teaching to get a Masters in...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Incumbency Prevails in 2022 State House Races Folks, believe it or not, we are closing in on six months before next year’s election...