by The Observer Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY OPD OPELIKA — On Aug. 5 at approximately 4:29 p.m., Opelika Police responded to the 2100 block of Rocky Brook Road regarding a 76-year-old male who was struck by a vehicle at the end of his driveway. The victim was transported by ambulance to Piedmont...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Legals
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSNEW 4-BED ADDITION TO INTEGREA GROUP HOME OPELIKA, ALABAMASealed bids will be received in duplicate by MR. JIMMY DICKEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO, from qualified General Contractors on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 2:00 P.M. local time, in the...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION — In my devotional reading, I was stunned by the testimony of Kyoko Minekawa, a Japanese Christian woman. The child of an evangelist, she attended several schools growing up. Because she was a Christian, she endured the ridicule of...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — With the season opener just around the corner, Opelika head football coach Bryan Moore joined On the Mark radio show earlier this week on FOX Sports the Game to share how the Bulldogs are preparing for their August 22 showdown against...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 12, 2025 | Schools, Sports
BY MALLORIE MCCOYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Aug. 7, the Opelika Public Library revealed its newest pop-up exhibit: “100 games. One Rivalry. A History of Opelika vs. Auburn Football.”The exhibit, which commemorates the upcoming 100th matchup between Opelika High...
