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Prison preaching

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Community

First United Methodist church reaches out to those behind bars By Nickolaus Hines Opelika Observer Chris Tomlin’s “Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)” echoed off of the cinderblock walls of the Lee County Detention Center library. “Amazing Grace/How sweet the...

O Grows

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Community

Auburn professor, community members team up to offer Opelika a unique farmer’s market experience By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter When Opelika City Schools, the Food Bank of East Alabama, Keep Opelika Beautiful, Hootenanny Farm and Auburn University partnered...

Commission holds brief session

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Politics

By Fred Woods Editor If you were late or if you blinked you might have missed this week’s regular Lee County Commission meeting. The combination of a very short agenda and the lack of any controversial items made for a very short session. Two new positions on the East...

Restoring history

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Community

Museum of East Alabama restores 30-year-old ice cream cart By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor When Meadow Gold Dairy closed its doors in the early 90s, many of the furnishings inside were thrown out. One such historically relevant piece of equipment, an ice cream cart...

Lee County’s oldest citizen dies at 111

by | Jul 17, 2015 | Community

By Ann Cipperly Opelika Observer Family and friends of Eula Mae Prophitt, affectionately known as “Granny,” will always remember the gracious lady for her gently, caring spirit.  Mrs. Prophitt, who was Lee County’s oldest person, passed away July 8 at 111 years of...