by The Observer Staff | Aug 1, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The second annual Concourse/South, a weeklong arts and music festival, will be held Aug. 20-27 in downtown Opelika. After the success of last year’s single day, music-focused event, Concourse/South organizer and Cottonseed Studios owner...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 1, 2017 | Community
Special to the Opelika Observer With the U.S. Senate Special Primary Election day of Aug. 15 quickly approaching, Mary Roberson, Absentee Election Manager, reminds voters it is important to know the deadlines and legal requirements for absentee voting. – Aug. 10...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 1, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter For more than 26 years, the Opelika-based non-profit Twin Cedars Child Advocacy Center has worked to provide justice and treatment for child abuse victims in Lee and Macon counties. Working alongside local law enforcement and DHR, TCCAC...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 1, 2017 | Community
By Fred Woods Editor Dr. Gerald Johnson, former Auburn University political science professor and wide;y respected Alabama political pollster, will be the guest speaker at the next Lee County Voters League on Aug. 7, 6 p.m., at the St. James Missionary Baptist Church,...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 1, 2017 | Community
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The Opelika Planning Commission breezed through a six-item agenda during its meeting last Tuesday. The commission approved conditional use requests for the construction of a tire service center and car collision and repair center,...
