by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Politics
By Greg Markley Opelika Observer Most Lee County legislators were easily renominated on Tuesday. The smallest margin was for first-term State Sen. Tom Whatley (District 27). He defeated Andy Carter by 53 percent to 47 percent. Born on a dairy farm near Opelika,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Community
By Alison James Associate Editor Years have passed since the Rocky Brook Rocket first chugged into Opelika, and the passing of time has left its mark on the beloved train. But thanks to an initiative from Opelika’s Matthew Battles, the train might soon undergo a...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Community, Events
Photo by Alison James Stacy Domingo pays for some fresh-picked goodies at a tent at the Opelika Downtown Farmers Market Tuesday, which was opening day for the season. City officials, chamber members, Lions Club members and Opelika MainStreet, among others, gathered...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Community, Events
By Alison James Associate Editor Swimming. Moon Walk. Free food. Fellowship. All these and more will make up the Family Fun Day June 7 at Covington Recreation Center, hosted by the Lion Tamers Social and Civic Club of Opelika. “We have big crowds, said Wilbert Payne,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 6, 2014 | Slider
By Robert Noles Opelika Observer Life does not always turn out the way people would like for it to turn out. The staff at EAMC knows this and offers their employees a chance to change things for themselves by providing them the School at Work program (S.A.W.), because...