by The Observer Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The Opelika-based Four Corners Ministries will be opening a shop downtown April 21, offering handmade necklaces, bracelets and other wares through an initiative called Life Beads to help support their mission efforts in the African...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter For nearly 40 years, Lee County Extension Agent Bobby “Smokey” Spears has worked as an educator in the fields of livestock and agriculture. Growing up on a cattle farm in Fort Payne, Ala., Spears said he knew as a teenager that he wanted...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Community
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Opelika City Council and Mayor Gary Fuller recognized a number of city employees at its regular meeting last Tuesday. The following employees were recognized for their respective years of service: Shane Healey-20 years (Opelika...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer Construction is set to begin this summer on a new premier indoor shooting range at the 2400 block of First Avenue. The facility will be located in the Tiger Town vicinity, just off of Gateway Drive. The shooting range is the venture of...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 12, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer Discount retail chain, Bargain Hunt, is opening a new store in Opelika at Saugahatchee Square (the old Midway Plaza) Friday. The Opelika location will be the eighth Bargain Hunt store in Alabama. The other seven stores are located in...
