by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County NAACP Branch #5038 is coming up on its two-year anniversary. Actually, the branch was only “re-started” two years ago. “The branch had been around for years, however, it went defunct several...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Featured
Opelika Plans Aquatics Improvements BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — By summer 2024, Opelika residents and visitors might have more to enjoy at the city’s aquatics facilities. The city of Opelika has partnered with Counsilman-Hunsaker, a...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Featured, Schools
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — For Opelika native Margaret Anne Gunter, music is much more than a hobby. It’s a way of life. “I just enjoy living and breathing music,” she said. The young harpist recently returned from her first Sewanee...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
SMITHS STATION — The city of Smiths Station hosted an Intergovernmental Support Agreement signing ceremony with its Public Services Provider ESG Operations Inc. and Fort Benning on July 12 at the Smiths Station Government Center. Representatives from the city included...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
AUBURN — The new main office for AuburnBank is open at 100 N. Gay St., in Auburn. AuburnBank hosted a ribbon cutting with representatives from Auburn and Opelika last week to mark the the opening. AuburnBank broke ground on its new downtown headquarters in...
