Pictured above left, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller delivered the annual State of the City address to a packed house. In the center photo are, from left,...
Mayor notes growth in State of the City address
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Community Articles
Springtime is showtime for azaleas in Alabama
BY KATIE NICHOLS, ACES LEE COUNTY — Bursting with blooms and color, azaleas are the stars of spring. Lucy Edwards, the Alabama Cooperative Extension...
Food Bank of East Alabama celebrates its new building
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — After almost four years of waiting, the Food Bank of East Alabama was able to host...
Phenix City publisher elected APA president
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Denise DuBois, publisher and managing editor of the Citizen of East Alabama in Phenix City, has been elected...
‘Cheese Curd’ update
Crisis strikes on episode 4: Where's the meat? BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — On this week’s episode of MasterChef Junior,...
GNN now broadcasting on WMJB 95.3 FM
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County listeners are invited to tune in to the Good News Network (GNN) on WMJB 95.3 FM.Good News...
Plains Taproom hosts World Down Syndrome Day event
PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES FOR THE OBSERVER March 21 is set aside to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day. What makes this day special is the remembrance...
Opelika venues host Alabama Senior Olympics
PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER The Alabama Senior Olympics are underway at venues across the state in various sports. Covington Rec Center in...
Extension Office to host workshops
BY TARA BARR | FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Office of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (ACES) will offer a...