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Kyle Sandler, the former Opelika businessman who served federal prison time after defrauding investors through The Roundhouse business incubator, has been reported to have died June 22, 2026.The Human Intelligence Ledger reported Sandler died after suffering a catastrophic brain hemorrhage while hospitalized in Florida. Prison Law Firm later reported that it had obtained a Fl...

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BY DANIEL SCHMIDT
THE OBSERVER

LEE COUNTY — When a gunman killed two students at Brown University last December, the break that ended a six-day manhunt came not from a witness or confession, but from pole-mounted cameras.<...

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT
THE OBSERVER

AUBURN — A vote on a moratorium on new lounges in the heart of downtown Auburn was postponed until October, with Auburn City Council members citing a need to further engage with local business owners and other stakeholders before making a decision.
That vote, which was originally supposed to be held at the Sept. 15 meeting, w...

BY MICHELLE KEY
PUBLISHER

OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council approved new regulations governing hemp stores and moved forward with additional restrictions on package liquor stores during its Sept. 15 meeting.
The council approved amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance regulating hemp-related businesses on second reading. The ordinance established separa...