Multipurpose covered athletic complex comes in under budget at $5.9 million BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education recently approved a $5.9 million multipurpose covered athletic complex at Smiths Station High School.The Board approved a bid in the amount of $5,890,000 to Beasley Construction Services Inc. The board had initially budgeted $6 million for the facility, but it is projected to cost county...
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA— The City of Opelika invites the community to the unveiling of the J.W. Darden High School Historic Marker on Friday, Feb. 21.Darden High School was founded in 1951, named by the school board in honor of J.W. Darden, Lee County’s first African-American doctor. It served as Opelika’s African-American high school until the city’s schools integrated in 1972.From its inception, Darden High served as a focal...
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA — Opelika Main Street announces implementation of AL Spark, an exciting Main Street Alabama initiative supported by the Small Business Administration.AL Spark is designed to energize emerging and growing businesses in designated Main Street Alabama communities across the state. By empowering locally directed business development, this new marketing grant program is dedicated to igniting the potential...
BY LOGAN HURSTONFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — After 25 years in business, Crown Trophy in Auburn is under new ownership. Michael and Camila Tonks purchased the trophy and engraving store in November 2024 from the original owner, Kris Kirk.The Tonks moved to Auburn from Colorado, and Michael works as a mechanical engineer while Camila is a medical aesthetician. After four years of living in Auburn, the couple was looking to become more involved in...
BY MICHAELA YIELDINGFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Best Friends Adam Stiff and Dickie Johnson are bringing a new food truck to the Auburn-Opelika area. The food truck, Turn & Burn, gives an elevated spin on popular street foods.Stiff and Johnson have worked in the restaurant industry since they were 16, with them both working at Jim Bob’s Chicken Fingers on Frederick Road in Opelika. After graduating from Opelika High School in 2008, the...
BY LOGAN HURSTON FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA —For some, tango is just a dance. For others, it’s a way to communicate. That’s where Auburn’s Argentine Tango Club comes in. The club was started in the early 2000s by Omar Romagnoli, a native of Argentina who was working for Auburn University’s College of Agriculture at the time. Although he has since moved back to Argentina, the club lives on.Two of Romagnoli’s first students, Tia González and...
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CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — Joel Alvarado, director of Business and Workforce Development for the Opelika Chamber of Commerce graduated from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Business Leads Fellowship Program. This...
CONTRIBUTED BY BSI OPELIKA — Barrett-Simpson Inc., a provider of engineering and surveying services announce its rebrand, solidifying its identity and commitment to serving clients across the southeastern U.S.As part of the rebrand, the company...
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA PUBLIC LIBRARY OPELIKA — The second annual Opelika Book Festival will be held Feb. 22 at Opelika Public Library. Included in the festival will be a Local Author Fair, The Author Stage presented by Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers,...
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