HappyPaw Doodles welcomes new puppies, seeks two guardian homes this holiday season
HappyPaw Doodles welcomes new puppies, seeks two g …

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OAKS AGENCY AUBURN — HappyPaw Doodles is a family-run boutique dog breeding company operating out of Atlanta, Georgia and Auburn, Alabama owned by Dr. Ana Adams, DMV and Annslee Hillyer. They are welcoming new litters and seeking two guardian homes to host select breeding dogs.  Dr. Adams brings a wealth of knowledge in veterinary science with over 25 years of experience and is one of the only animal reproduction...

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Entertainment venues merge into one space
Entertainment venues merge into one space

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Axe Marks the Spot and the Opelika Rage Room are teaming up to provide one location for community fun. With the renovations completed, the business owners are working to reorganize and best accommodate customer fun in the shared space. “I talked with Alex from Rage Room, and we decided that bringing another activity downtown would be beneficial to the community,” said Axe Marks the Spot owner Emily Key. “I...

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Amex, Main Street offer grants for local businesses
Amex, Main Street offer grants for local businesse …

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Main Street America and American Express are collaborating to offer eligible small business owners the chance to receive a $20,000 grant through the Amex Shop Small Grants Program. These grants will help small businesses innovate, grow and support their communities. Applications are already open and will close on Jan. 16 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Recipients will be notified in March and will have a six-month grant...

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EAMC North marks major mental health expansion
EAMC North marks major mental health expansion

BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER OPELIKA — East Alabama Health officially celebrated the grand opening of EAMC North, a new, freestanding mental health facility designed to expand access to inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services across the region. The opening program featured remarks from several state and local leaders, health care officials and community partners, followed by a ribbon cutting and a self-guided tour of the facility. ...

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Sheriff: ‘We’re coming for you’ as 22 arrested in gang case
Sheriff: ‘We’re coming for you’ as 22 arrest …

BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, along with state and federal investigators, have arrested 22 individuals so far, in what the office is calling Operation Gang Shield. The 22 individuals are associated with the street gang known as “Sex, Money, Murder” which is a branch of the United Blood Nation founded in New York in the 1980’s.United Blood Nation is also known as the East Coast Bloods. It is the East...

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Shop local and support the community this holiday season
Shop local and support the community this holiday …

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — This holiday season, Executive Director of Opelika Main Street, Kelsey Sullivan, said she wants to remind community members to remember Opelika’s small businesses when buying Christmas gifts and support local during the winter season.“We encourage people to shop local all year long, but definitely during the Christmas time,” she said. “Main Street America put out a study that essentially [informed] Main...

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HappyPaw Doodles welcomes new puppies, seeks two guardian homes this holiday season

HappyPaw Doodles welcomes new puppies, seeks two g …

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OAKS AGENCY AUBURN — HappyPaw Doodles is a family-run boutique dog breeding company operating out of Atlanta, Georgia and Auburn, Alabama owned by Dr. Ana Adams, DMV and Annslee Hillyer. They are welcoming new litters and seeking...

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Entertainment venues merge into one space

Entertainment venues merge into one space

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Axe Marks the Spot and the Opelika Rage Room are teaming up to provide one location for community fun. With the renovations completed, the business owners are working to reorganize and best accommodate...

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