by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured
Guiness Book of World Records on hand for Toomer’s tree rolling BY SAM VISEFOR THE OBSERVER CORRECTION: According to Auburn’s public affairs office, Eli Manning misspoke when he said that Gov. Kay Ivey would be at the Toomer’s Corner event. She was never...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Politics
BY DAN SCHNMIDT | FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN – A long-sought-after proposal to dramatically increase Auburn City Council member pay is now slated to receive a vote in the coming weeks. The move comes after a slightly divided Auburn City Council on Tuesday advanced the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Politics
Seungwon USA to invest $32.5 million in Opelika facility BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — It was a productive night for the city of Opelika during Tuesday’s night city council meeting. First up, the council held a public hearing pertaining to the Project Development...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
ONGOING TUESDAYS — O GROWS FARMERS MARKETThe O Grows Farmers Market is held every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Courthouse Square in downtown Opelika. The market will feature local produce, baked goods, crafts, live music and story time by the Opelika Public Library....
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — Lake Martin shimmers beneath a heavy midday sun. I am sitting on a dock.There are distant sounds of splashing. Kids laughing. All the children are swimming. All their respective adults are sitting ashore, dry. As adults often are.There is nothing like July...