by The Observer Staff | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Sports
Experienced Glenwood baseball team begins season By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com When COVID canceled the 2020 high school baseball season, an inexperienced Glenwood Gator team was sitting pretty with a record of 13-2. Almost a year later, the Gators are...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2021 | Community, Featured
By Robert Noleswith contribution from the OPD At approximately 4:52 a.m., the Opelika Police and Fire Departments responded to a call about a structure fire at 1500 Pinehurst Drive. The Pinehurst Villas apartment building was engulfed with flames as the Opelika Fire...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Contributed by theLee County Sheriff’s Office On Feb. 17, at approximately 9:21 a.m., Marcus Okeef Wigley (35) of Auburn was apprehended in the 1200 block of Amy Court in Auburn by members of the United States Marshal Service, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Auburn...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2021 | Column, Events, Stacey Wallace
By Stacey Patton WallaceFor the Opelika Observer My husband Mike and I moved from LaGrange, Georgia, to Auburn in November 2015, and we absolutely love living in Lee County. There’s so much to see and do, and the people we’ve met are wonderful. However, our move...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2021 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell Both the Opelika Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity basketball teams were eliminated from the Area 4-6A tournament last week with both teams falling to Eufaula in the championship game. The Girls (11-10) beat Russell County 55-45 in the...
