OPINION — “Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp… let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” (Psalm 150:3, 6)Before it ever housed a pulpit or organ, Trinity Presbyterian Church at 1010 India Road in Opelika, Alabama, had a different rhythm. A yellowed newspaper clipping from the 1970s tells the story. Known as Club Shallamar, it was a teenage hangout filled with flashing lights, a dance floor and the sounds of...
CONTRIBUTED BY EAH OPELIKA — During a surprise ceremony held Friday, May 1, Rose Marie Bryant, a nurse at East Alabama Medical Center, was presented with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award is a highly prestigious honor given nationally and internationally to nurses who have devoted their life's work to compassionate care and serving others. Bryant’s story of service began early.She graduated from high...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF STEVE MARSHALL ALABAMA — Attorney General Steve Marshall issued the following statement following the sentencing of Ibraheem Yazeed to life in prison for the 2019 abduction and murder of Aniah Blanchard. “Today, justice has been served. I am gratified that the court imposed the maximum allowable sentence for the senseless and brutal murder of Aniah Blanchard, life in prison. It is the sentence that the weight...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce proudly celebrated the completion of the 2025-2026 20 Under 40 class service project at the Lee County Youth Development Center with an official ribbon cutting ceremony recognizing the class’s hard work, leadership and lasting impact on the community on May 7. As part of the Opelika Chamber’s leadership development initiative, each 20 Under 40 class...
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — The Korean automotive electronic system supplier DUCK IL USA will invest approximately $21 million dollars in Auburn. In a few weeks, DUCK IL USA, or DIA, will upgrade and expand its facility in the Auburn Technology Park West, realizing its first manufacturing operation in the U.S. “This investment in Auburn will create a high-tech manufacturing operation of electronic system components for the...
BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County NAACP Branch 5038 held a Candidate Forum for the 2026 Statewide Primary Election on May 19 on Thursday, May 7, at the Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center. President of NAACP Branch 5038 Laticia Smith, welcomed the candidates and shared the importance of local education on candidates and making informed decisions when voting. “I want to especially say...
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CONTRIBUTED BY EAH OPELIKA — During a surprise ceremony held Friday, May 1, Rose Marie Bryant, a nurse at East Alabama Medical Center, was presented with the DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award.The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award is a highly...
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn’s Light Horse Harry Lee chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently celebrated the 130th anniversary of the chapter’s founding during the April meeting at...
BY VANESSA ECHOLS FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA —The Boys & Girls Clubs of East Alabama recently celebrated its premiere fundraising event of the year with its Great Futures Gala at the Gogue Performing Arts Center in Auburn on May 7. Auburn...
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