Thomas Hoffman, Assistant Director of Communications | Auburn Athletics Department AUBURN – Fifteen-time All-American, Olympic Gold Medalist and 2010 Auburn graduate Tyler McGill returns to the Plains as the Director of External Engagement and Performance Science, head coach Ryan Wochomurka announced Monday. “I am blessed beyond measure to be returning to Auburn,” said McGill. “This university and community have provided me, my wife...
BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Law enforcement officers, community members and family members gathered on Friday, May 15, at the Opelika Public Library for the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service held in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Hosted by the Opelika Police Department, the service honored the brave men and women from agencies across Lee County who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty while serving and protecting...
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...
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Set to play Ham Amphitheater on the campus of Auburn University on May 21, the North Carolina based bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers will be on the cusp of releasing Next Act, their 15th studio album since the band’s inception in 2000....
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...
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