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Rosenthal makes CNN debut

by | May 11, 2016 | Community

By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Local teenager Taylor Rosenthal, who turned his Young Entrepreneur’s Academy project into a small business worth millions, was interviewed on CNN yesterday. Rosenthal, with the help of the YEA class at Opelika Middle School and...
Side Track opens in downtown Opelika

Side Track opens in downtown Opelika

by | May 11, 2016 | Community, Slider

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Two college students, David Bazilia and Buddy Foster, turned a dream into reality on April 20 when they opened Side Track Coffee on South Railroad Avenue. Bazilia raised his voice as the train barreled past the building “That’s why...

Opinion: Community college merger scandal

by | May 11, 2016 | Politics

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The state’s community college system has once again invited controversy, with the push to combine colleges under the guidance of the Alabama Community College Board of Trustees, formed in 2015. As John Archibald pointed out...

Music on the Hill festival slated for Saturday

by | May 11, 2016 | Events

Special to the Opelika Observer High-energy New Orleans brass band Bonerama will be headline act at Music on the Hill, a new local music festival to benefit the Auburn Arts Association. The event will debut from 5-10 p.m. May 14 at University Place RV Resort on...