by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2017 | Community
By Fred Woods Editor Todd Holt, representing Point Broadband, a relatively new internet service provider, came before the Lee County Commission at its last meeting to request to lease space on the county-owned Salem Hill tower. Point is focusing its efforts on rural...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer Monday, May 29, at 10 a.m., the Opelika will host its annual Memorial Day Services to remember our military heroes who fought for the freedom of our country. The event will be held at the Veterans Memorial Monument in front of Opelika’s...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2017 | Column
By D. Mark Mitchell SPRING FOOTBALL Coach Caleb Ross will take the OHS football team to Stanhope Friday for a scrimmage with the Stanhope-Elmore Mustangs at 6 p.m. Bulldog fans can listen to the spring game on WKKR 97.7 Kicker FM 2016 – 2017 OHS ATHLETICS COME...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2017 | Community, Sports
By Fred Woods Editor In a game that should not have been that close the second-ranked Opelika Chiefs hung on for a 28 – 27 victory over the Capitol City Cobras in Tallahassee, Fla., last Saturday night. The win pushes the Chiefs’ regular season record to 8...
by The Observer Staff | May 16, 2017 | Sports
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The dominance of Opelika High School’s track and field program continued earlier this month, as the boys won their fifth-straight state track and field title, and the girls finished runner-up to Homewood of Birmingham. Guided by coach...