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Opelika Chamber Encourages Vote for School Tax Renewal

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to act as the advocate and leading communicator to encourage a positive voter turnout to support the 11-mil tax renewal that contributes more...

Opelika City Council Reveals New Street Name

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council honored Opelika native Patsy Boyd Parker during Tuesday night's city council meeting by announcing the naming of a street in the Northeast Industrial Park...

Auburn Hires State Representation

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Tuesday night the Auburn City Council debated — and ultimately approved — a decision to contract with a state governmental affairs representation service. Don’t speak legal jargon? Essentially, an affairs...

Opelika Planning Commission Elects New Officers

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the Opelika Planning Commission held officer elections. Lucinda Cannon was elected chair, and John Sweatman was elected vice chair. Following the election, Cannon and Mayor Gary Fuller presented outgoing...

Infrastructure: ‘Will it be a chicken in every pot? Or potholes on every street?’

Infrastructure: ‘Will it be a chicken in every pot? Or potholes on every street?’

Apr 21, 2021

By Greg Markley In 1928, Republicans developed the slogan, “A chicken in every pot” for their presidential candidate, Herbert Hoover. It was meant...

Auburn City Council approves CDBG funds

Auburn City Council approves CDBG funds

Apr 20, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council approved the CDBG FY2021 Annual Action plan and the FY2021 funding...

Lee County Commission considers noise ordinance

Lee County Commission considers noise ordinance

Apr 20, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Lee County Commission considers noise ordinance By Hannah...

Gov. Ivey visits community vaccine clinic to applaud effort

Gov. Ivey visits community vaccine clinic to applaud effort

Apr 20, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was welcomed to EAMC’s vaccination clinic Tuesday to tour the operation and...

Local NAACP branch wants citizen input on Carver-Jeter Plan

Local NAACP branch wants citizen input on Carver-Jeter Plan

Apr 19, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Carver-Jeter Revitalization Plan from the city of Opelika has been revamped. The plan has been...

Local NAACP branch wants citizen input on Carver-Jeter Plan

Rogers on gun control executive action

Apr 15, 2021

Contributed by the Office of Congressman Mike Rogers Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement last week after President Biden...

Local NAACP branch wants citizen input on Carver-Jeter Plan

Lifetime Concealed Carry Permit Legislation Passes Senate

Apr 15, 2021

Contributed by the Alabama Senate Republican Caucus Legislation that would allow Alabamians the opportunity to purchase a lifetime concealed carry...

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

Apr 15, 2021

By Steve Flowers Last week we alerted you to the fact that next year will be a banner year in Alabama politics. The governor, lieutenant governor...

2022 Big election year as Alabama chooses Shelby’s successor

Inside the Statehouse

Apr 15, 2021

Reapportionment and Gerrymandering By Steve Flowers Hopefully, you participated in the census last year. It is vitally important for each...

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