by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
A friend has a loved one incarcerated at the Lee County Detention Center. She does not drive anymore, so I told her that I would set up a visitation and take her for a visit. To my surprise you have to go online and set up a visit. The first visit is free, then it’s...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured, Schools
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn University Board of Trustees voted on a recommendation from the Trustee Task Force to place a plaque outside of Wallace Hall during its meeting Friday morning. The Trustee Task Force recommendation came...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM All across the state of Alabama Tuesday, hospitals planned a moment of silence at noon to honor those who lost their lives to COVID-19. East Alabama Health joined in, but opened with few words from Chaplain Laura Eason....
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | Community, Featured
By Ann CipperlyOpelika Observer On Sept. 11, 2001, Susan Jackson was watching television at her loft apartment in downtown Opelika when the jets flew into the World Trade Center towers. Like everyone else in America, Jackson was horrified that such an attack could...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2021 | Community, Featured
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Hurricane Ida ripped through communities, homes and people’s lives, leaving devastation in the wake. But — there are those who want to help. The Opelika Rotary Club is preparing to spend the upcoming weekend providing relief...
