by The Observer Staff | Dec 10, 2024 | Events, Featured
The city of Opelika held the inaugural lighting of its new 72-foot Christmas tree — the largest in the state of Alabama — during SNOPELIKA festivities on Friday, Dec. 6. The tree is adorned with 1,058 individual branches, 4,232 ornaments and 106,200 LED lights and is...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Column, Steve Flowers
Big Mules ain’t all bad OPINION —Our legendary governor of the 1940s and 1950s was the giant, cartoonish, character James E. “Big Jim” Folsom. Ol’ Big Jim ran against the big businesses of Birmingham — big banks, utilities and U.S. Steel — and labeled them the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — It has been more than four years since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Lee County Commission has just finished allocating its final resources from the American Rescue Plan Act.During the Nov. 25...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Politics
Opelika Council recognizes OHS football team BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika Pickleball Club presented the city of Opelika with a check for $100,000 during the Dec. 3 city council meeting.Also during the meeting Opelika Mayor Gary...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 4, 2024 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY OCS OPELIKA — Opelika City Schools has announced that 13 Opelika Middle School (OMS) students were selected for the prestigious Alabama All-State Choir. These talented young singers will represent OMS at the state level after competing against other...
