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‘Rockin’ on the Rails’ Rocks Smiths Station

SMITHS STATION — The city of Smiths Station held its inaugural "Rockin' on the Rails" event on Saturday, April 22. Throughout the day the community enjoyed perusing wares from craft vendors, food trucks and more. There was a barbecue competition, and the first-place...
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Guests Get a Taste of Opelika

OPELIKA — As the sun lowered on the horizon in the back of the Museum of East Alabama Tuesday evening, music and tantalizing aromas began to drift onto the street in downtown Opelika from the Taste of the Town event. Restaurants, breweries and a distillery provided ...
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Horseshoe Bend Announces Temporary Nature Trail Detour

CONTRIBUTED BY HORSESHOE BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK HORSESHOE BEND — Due to recent storm damage, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (NMP) has temporarily rerouted a portion of the nature trail. Two bridges over stream crossings were damaged, making them unsafe to...
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Boogie on down 280

WAVERLY — Hundreds turned out to the Old 280 Boogie at Standard Deluxe in Waverly, Alabama, on April 22. Kicking off the night before and running from noon to midnight on Saturday, the crowd stayed entertained with five musical concerts, vendors and artisan merchants...
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Westridge Park Gets New Turf

Westridge Park Gets New Turf

May 4, 2022

New field turf has been laid on one of the softball fields at Westridge Park in Opelika. Westridge Park, located at 1600 Covington Ave. in Opelika,...

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Dedicating History

Dedicating History

Apr 28, 2022

By Ann CipperlyFor the Observer OPELIKA — After the completion of two murals and a pavilion to house the 1904 Case steam tractor “Old Nancy,” the...

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