by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Community
The city of Auburn Parks & Recreation commemorated recent additions to the Wire Road Soccer Complex with a plaque ceremony on Dec. 11. Expansions to the complex were completed this fall, including a new indoor facility with a 160-by-350-foot in-door multipurpose...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Community
Residents in Loachapoka will soon be able to enjoy their own community park after a ground-breaking ceremony was held on Monday, Dec. 4. Estimated to be completed in May 2024, the project will include a renovated walking trail, a 1,500-square-foot covered pavilion...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Community, Politics
Downtown luxury apartments projected to be completed by late summer 2024 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Taylor, the first luxury multifamily development in Opelika’s historic downtown, officially broke ground on construction on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Community, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY, PUBLISHER Opelika’s Ward 5 Council Member Todd Rauch OPELIKA — Todd Rauch of Opelika was recently selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) for a bipartisan delegation visit to China. It’s the first time the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 13, 2023 | Community, Featured
The 56th annual neighborhood tradition will feature 1,200 candles BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER Along sloping streets in the Collinwood neighborhood, more than 1,200 flickering candles will glow for the 56th annual luminaries from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15 (or...
