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Observing the eclipse

PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES Community members gathered throughout the area to view the solar eclipe that occured April 8. While Lee County was not in the path of totality for the event, viewers did get to experience a partial eclipse of approximately...

Opelika receives Heart Safe Environment Award

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika has received a Heart Safe Environment award from Cardiac Solutions.Two and a half years ago, city leadership set out to become one of the most heart safe communities in Alabama. This commitment has...

Bessie Coleman featured at Opelika library’s story hour

Life of first Black female aviator told by niece BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika Public Library (OPL) recently hosted a story hour about the life of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female Aviator, told by Bessie’s great niece, Gigi...

‘FarmHub’ directly connects consumers with local farmers

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Opelika is home to an abundance of farmers, but few community members eat the foods these local farmers produce. Moises Gonzalez is working to make local products more available through his website FarmHub.On FarmHub, he...