Planning commission approves rezoning

By Laurel Callaway Opelika Observer Three different residential areas were recommended for rezoning by the Opelika Planning Commission at Tuesday’s voting session. Property off Hamilton Road, Overlook Drive, Hickory Lane and Sanders Creek to parts of Morris Avenue...

County reviews animal control

By Fred Woods Editor According to Environmental Services Director Chris Bozeman, the county’s animal control program is operating successfully. One year after the contract with the Lee County Humane Society was terminated and the county began operating its own animal...

Opelika author promotes children’s storybook

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Writer A hobby that started as entries in a journal has been transformed into a children’s book sold nation-wide. Opelika native Lois Irene Hale published “The Campbell Cats from Tannerville, Georgia” in 2014. The book depicts the story of a...