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Politics Articles
Auburn City Council rejects annexation of 178 acres
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly 200 acres north of U.S. Highway 280 will remain a part of unincorporated Lee County after...
Opelika City Council approves bid to buy new police vehicles
BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s city council meeting, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the council members...
A preview of the Boykin Donahue Community Campus
Architectural renderings of the project. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The city of Auburn’s...
Beulah quarry will continue
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — During Monday nights Lee County Commission meeting, the commissioners took a vote...
Lee County finalizes ARPA funds
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — It has been more than four years since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Lee...
City Council Recaps | Dec. 3, 2024
Opelika Council recognizes OHS football team BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika Pickleball Club presented the city of...
Auburn mayor: State of the city is ‘vibrant’
2024 Lamplighter Awards presented to community’s best and brightest BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn Mayor Ron Anders delivered his...
Opelika to spend more than $1.1 mil on park lighting
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting, two bids and two resolutions...