by The Observer Staff | Jun 22, 2017 | Sports
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter Opelika Chiefs backup quarterback and wide receiver Raymond Graham inked a football scholarship with Faulkner University of Montgomery last Friday. A former gridiron star at 3A Central-Coosa High School in Rockford, Graham said he...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 22, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer If you were counting on getting some of those good Chilton County peaches this year you are probably going to be disappointed. Here’s why. Alabama Cooperative Extension System fruit specialists are estimating Alabama’s peach producers...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 22, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter Downtown Opelika’s entrepreneurial hub, Collaboration Station, will give people a glimpse into the future of manufacturing through a 3-D printing course that will be offered later this month. The course will be taught by Melina Brown and...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 22, 2017 | Sports
By Fred Woods Editor Our Opelika Chiefs thoroughly whipped the Prattville Patriots 38 – 5 last Saturday night in Prattville to win their second consecutive Eastern Conference, APDFL, championship. The victory sets up the Chiefs’ appearance in the National...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 22, 2017 | Sports
Opelika High’s campus has started to come alive with students participating in FFA competition and athletic workouts. BASKETBALL John Wadsworth, Opelika High head basketball coach, completed his basketball camp last week. Over 50 kids attended the camp held in the...