By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn City Council approved the contract for the new Auburn Fire Station during Tuesday night’s city...
Auburn City Council approves fire station bid
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Politics Articles
GOP Control of U.S. Senate Critical for Alabama
By Steve Flowers The 2020 race for the White House will culminate in less than three weeks on Nov. 3. However, some experts are predicting the...
CITY OF OPELIKA PLANNING DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS A KEEPING OF CHICKENS APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS
Courtesy of the City of Opelika The City of Opelika Planning Department has implemented a Keeping of Chickens Application and approval process. The...
Opelika’s Municipal Election is over, and the winners are:
By Opelika Observer Staff Opelika’s Municipal elections wrapped up Tuesday night with three candidates emerging as the victors of their respective...
The Story of the Dixiecrats and 1948 Truman Election
By Steve Flowers The year 1948 was an interesting and momentous year in southern politics. World War II had just ended. The king of American...
Auburn City Manager James Buston set to retire in January
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn City Manager James Buston III will retire on Jan. 31, 2021, the city of Auburn announced Thursday...
Lee county opportunities for absentee voting for the 2020 general election
Absentee ballot applications are available online at https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting or at AlabamaVotes.gov. Paper...
Mrs. Betsy Jordan, Lee County 4-H SET 5- Volunteer of the Year, 2020
Mrs. Betsy Jordan was selected as the SET 5 Volunteer of the Year for 2020. Set 5 is made up of 11 counties within the Alabama Cooperative Extension...
Legislative Reception addresses current issues
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Opelika Chamber of Commerce connected business owners with their Alabama Representatives last week....