by The Observer Staff | Aug 5, 2022 | Education, Schools
By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com OPELIKA — Opelika City Schools have a new student dress code for the 2022-23 school year. The prior student dress code was adopted in 2007, and newly appointed Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore was influential in deciding...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 4, 2022 | Community, Featured
By Ann Cipperly For The Observer OPELIKA –– A heart-warming story inspired by the life of Opelikan Henry Stern and his family is being portrayed in a new musical production, “We’ll Meet Again,” by playwright Jim Harris, on Aug. 30 at the Opelika Center for the...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 4, 2022 | Community
Grocer to donate one million meals to Feeding America while helping to provide access to healthy meals to children in need CONTRIBUTED BYSOUTHEASTERN GROCERS ALABAMA — Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 4, 2022 | Community
Contributed byCity of Auburn AUBURN — The city of Auburn has been named one of the winners of the ETC Institute’s Leading the Way Award, which recognizes local governments for delivering outstanding services to their communities. Since 2004, the ETC Institute has...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 4, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA PUBLIC LIBRARY OPELIKA — This past Saturday the Opelika Public Library unveiled the new Golden State Foods Foundation Musical Garden, located along the Storywalk at the Opelika Public Library. The Musical Garden consists of Cherub Bells, Sansa...