On Saturday, June 12, Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols presented a new marker as phase one of the Lee County Remembrance Project. The marker serves...
Historical Marker Dedicated in Ceremony Last Weekend
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Politics Articles
Second Annual Juneteenth March in Opelika Set for June 18
By Abbey CrankFor the Opelika Observer Janataka Hughley-Holmes had a vision last year after the murder of George Floyd: a Juneteenth celebration as...
Win at Home: 1968 Olympic Games
By Willie Spears Last week was John Carlos’s and Tommie Smith’s birthday. Carlos was born June 5, 1945, and Tommie Smith was born June 6, 1944. In...
Inside the Statehouse
Prison Issue Unresolved By Steve Flowers There were two major issues not resolved during the just completed regular legislative session....
Beat 13 is officially zoned
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Beat 13 in Beulah is officially zoned after the county held a public hearing and voted on the...
Executive Order 13985 Hot Topic at Opelika City Council Meeting
By Michelle KeyPublisher Numerous people came out to this week’s Opelika City Council meeting on Tuesday night to address the council pertaining to...
Katie Britt Announces U.S. Senate Candidacy
Contributed by Sean Ross /KatieBrittforSenate.com “I will put Alabama First, deliver results for our state, and never apologize for it. Because we...
Let’s Face It: You are Either a ‘Tourist’ or a ‘Traveler’. Which one is it?
By Greg Markley U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse wrote “The Vanishing American Adult” in 2017 as a warning to Millennials and the generations to come. A fifth...
Contributed by Susan Ray / Amerex
United States Congressman Mike Rogers of Alabama’s Third District visited Amerex Corporation in Trussville, Alabama, on Tuesday for a plant tour and...