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Opelika All-stars defeat Beulah

by | Jun 26, 2015 | Sports

By D. Mark Mitchell sports columnist OPELIKA HIGH ATHLETICS Opelika High football team competed in the Auburn University Team Camp last weekend. “Team Camps” are camps held at universities across the United States. They are normally designed for teams to play 7 on 7...
A scoop of history

A scoop of history

by | Jun 19, 2015 | Community, Slider

O Town Ice Cream features flavors named for Opelika people, places By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Angela George is giving downtown Opelika “the scoop” on ice cream. Chunky Monkey Park, Pepperell Pralines, Main Street Mint Chocolate Chip, BigHouse Bubblegum and...

Council approves Daewon Inc. tax abatement

by | Jun 19, 2015 | Politics

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Opelika City Council proclaimed this week to be Juneteenth Celebration Week at Tuesday’s council meeting. The Juneteenth celebration commerates the end of slavery in the U.S., and, according to information on www.juneteenth.com,...

Byron Prather named fire chief

by | Jun 19, 2015 | Community

Special to the Opelika Observer Byron Prather, Jr. has been named Opelika’s newest Fire Chief. Prather, a 30-year veteran  of the Opelika Fire Department, had been serving as Interim Chief since Chief Terry Adkins’ retirement in April of this year. In his Memorandum...