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Remembering Horace King

by | Oct 23, 2015 | Community

By Fred Woods Editor Horace King (1807 -1885) was the most respected bridge builder in this part of the United States during the mid-1800s. He also was an accomplished builder of other structures such as warehouses, mills, courthouses, large houses, churches and...

Quality down by the tracks

by | Oct 23, 2015 | Community

By Laura Conaway Opelika Observer Jimmy Collins pays no mind to the freight train. Faint in the distance, then all at once overpowering, it demands attention as it and its brothers burst through his family’s land several times a day. Sometimes even the cows take...

City council terminates PPS contract

by | Oct 23, 2015 | Politics

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Opelika recently made a decision to take on probation services as an in-house task. For the last three years,  the city had a contract with a private company, Professional Probation Services. According to city attorney Guy Gunter,...

DiChiara to challenge Mike Rogers

by | Oct 23, 2015 | Politics

Special to the Opelika Observer Dr. Larry DiChiara, 2012 Alabama Superintendent of the Year,  has announced his candidacy for Congress in Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District. DiChiara will face incumbent Rep. Mike Rogers in next year’s March 1 primary election....