Linking careers to classrooms

Workforce investment expo comes to Lee County By Rebekah Martin Assistant Editor An estimated 4,000 eighth graders from Bullock, Chambers, Lee, Macon and Russell counties will participate in a Career Discovery expo that will take place at Auburn University Feb. 17-18,...

Refined taste

Business offers unique furniture, special furniture painting classes By Suzanne Montgomery Opelika Observer One day Cathy Johnson of The Refinery found she had too much of a good thing. After raising four children, three of whom had finished college and moved on with...

City approves development

By Alison James Associate Editor Coming soon to Opelika: 34,000 square feet of new businesses. The city approved Tuesday an agreement with Terra Opelika, a subsidiary of Terra Equities, in reference to a major development underway by Allen Hawkins. The ordinance the...

In honor of those who serve, protect

Opelika police officers share personal stories By Suzanne Montgomery Opelika Observer Every day, the men and women of the Opelika Police Department work to enforce order and protect the citizend of Opelika. But the faces of those who serve might be unfamiliar to many...