by The Observer Staff | Feb 12, 2021 | Featured, Sports
By JD McCarthyfor the Opelika Observer After an abrupt end to the season a year ago, the Opelika Lady Bulldogs are eager to get back on the diamond. Opelika will open its softball season with a game at Central on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. CST before competing in the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 11, 2021 | Community, Featured
Contributed by theOpelika Police Department The Opelika Police Department is pleased to announce several promotions. Lieutenants Kenny Miller and Rob Cook have been promoted to the rank of Captain following the retirement of Captain Ed Clark and the promotion of Chief...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 11, 2021 | Community, Featured
Contributed by the city of Opelika The City of Opelika has received a $210,320 grant from the Governor’s Local Workforce Areas (GLWA) to fund implementation of the city’s Youth Incarceration Prevention Project (YIPP). This funding is made available to the state...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 11, 2021 | Events, Featured
By Lofton Wheelesfor the Opelika Observer Opelika Theatre Company will be presenting the play “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Feb. 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. The show is a dark comedy that takes place in the early 1940s and revolves around a loving, dysfunctional family and the...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 11, 2021 | Featured, Sports
By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The AISA Class AAA State Playoffs began last week, and the No. 2 seed Lee-Scott Academy Varsity Boys advanced to the quarterfinals with a 63-27 first-round victory over Valiant Cross. Their counterpart, the No. 2 seed Lady...