City answers court ruling

Special to the Opelika Observer A grand jury has decided criminal charges will not be brought against Officer Phillip Hancock, the OPD officer who shot and wounded Airman Michael Davidson. In a press release sent Monday, OPD Chief John McEachern shared the city’s...

County sets tax increase referendum

By Daniel Chesser Staff Writer The citizens of unincorporated Lee County will get a chance to vote on a one cent sales tax increase on Sept. 9, 2014, to fund parks in the area and as well as beef up security measures at schools. The Lee County Commission set the...

OHS track teams participate in 6A State Track Meet

OHS Track Team The Opelika girls’ and boys’ track teams participated in the 6A State Track Meet in Mobile last weekend. The girls finished 10th overall and the boys finished 20th. Top performers on the girls’ side: Emma Garner finished fourth in both the 1600 and the...