by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPELIKA — Dec. 28, 2024, at approximately 2:52 p.m., Opelika Police responded to 2600 Block of Northpark Drive regarding an individual who had located human skeletal remains in a wooded area.During the initial investigation,...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA — Opelika Main Street (OMS) Board of Directors welcomed Kelsey Gallahar Sullivan back to Opelika as she takes on her new position as OMS Executive Director. Gallahar Sullivan will begin her new role Jan. 2.She is returning to...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Featured
BY ALEXANDER GALLOWAYFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Human trafficking can and does occur everywhere, even in Alabama communities, and the trauma faced by victims of commercial sex trafficking can make returning to everyday life difficult. But there is hope for...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community
Publix grants $40,000 to A-O Habitat for Humanity Publix Super Market Charities (PSMC) has been a consistent partner with Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity (AOHFH) for the past eight years. Last year, Publix provided a $25,000 grant, and this year’s $40,000 grant...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CARTER CENTER ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in...
