by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The American Rescue Plan has designated recovery funds around the nation to help states recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lee County has been allocated $32 million. “This money is coming directly to all the local...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Community
BY ABBEY CRANKFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Change is coming, and Opelika residents welcome it with open arms. On July 1, Opelika Police Department’s community liaisons gathered on a Thursday evening for their first official meeting. Opelika’s Police Chief Shane Healey and...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Community
BY MAGGIE CARAWAY FOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Circles Opelika is currently accepting applications for the July Cohort for Circle Leader Training. Circles is a program created with the intent to reduce poverty. Their website states, “Circles is a national...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Community
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Jana Jennings had a bucket list. One of the items on that bucket list was to throw pottery on the wheel. But, Jennings had no idea that checking that item off her bucket list would turn into a personal business. Her...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2021 | Community, Featured
BY EMERY LAYFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Clint Rogers is originally from Moss Point, Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf Coast. When Rogers was 13, he moved to Troy, Alabama, where he went to college before transferring to Auburn University. Rogers graduated in 2000...
