by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Community
Capps Sausage going strong after 56 years By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter Starting in 1960, Opelika-based sausage maker Capps Sausage has been making some of the area’s finest sausage. People from Opelika and places as far away as New Hampshire and Texas come to...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Politics
By Greg Markley Political Reporter Joe Lovvorn, Auburn businessman and battalion fire chief, captured the Republican nomination for state representative in District 79 last Tuesday. He avoided a runoff by obtaining 51.3 percent of the 4-man vote, winning all nine...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Community, Events
By Fred Woods Editor The Lee County Fair will be held Sept. 27 – Oct. 1 at the Lee County Fairgrounds off U.S. Hwy. 431 N, a quarter mile past Opelika High School. It is uncertain when the first Lee County Fair was held but this is the 70th one sponsored by the...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Community, Politics
By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Opelika City Council held a special meeting last week and announced a new industry will be coming to Opelika. Car Tech, LLC, an automotive parts manufacturer, will invest an initial $44 million into its facility at 600 Fox Run...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 20, 2016 | Politics
By Fred Woods Editor On the advice of the county attorney, the Lee County Commission is seeking an Attorney General’s opinion before transferring the County Board of Education property in downtown Opelika to the Opelika Community Development Corporation for use as a...
