by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community
BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Young Leaders program is preparing local students to be figureheads of the next generation. “[The program] is really preparing our youth for future challenges,” said Mackenzie Poole,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | D. Mark Mitchell
OPELIKA — Opelika’s varsity girls basetball team (8-12, A1-3) split a pair of games last week, beating LaFayette (56-21) and losing to area foe Smiths Station (53-47). The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Wadley to play LaFayette at Southern Union State Community...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH LESTER AND KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH EDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Eleven years ago, the Opelika Police Department discovered the skeletal remains of a little girl — an unknown little girl. But now, just a few days shy of the anniversary of her...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL LOCKE FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — For many people, their haircut is the foundation of their look. It is the beginning and end of their style. No one knows this better than Elijah Michel, better known as “Eli the Barber.” Michel has a lot of experience cutting...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Envy Salon in downtown Opelika was recently announced as the top-rated beauty salon in Alabama by topratedlocal.com. Additionally, the salon — which has been in Opelika for 15 years — was announced by...
