by The Observer Staff | Jun 15, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTEDBY GOODWILLSR COLUMBUS — Goodwill Southern Rivers (Goodwill) June 2 announced that it is donating $30,000 for humanitarian aid to Ukrainian citizens in response to what has been reported as one of the largest and fastest displacement crises since World War...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 15, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF SMITHS STATION SMITHS STATION — Effective June 9, 2022, Taylor Verbowski assumed the role of Planning and Zoning Administrator for the city of Smiths Station. Verbowski has spent the last year as an assistant to the Planning and Zoning...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 15, 2022 | Community
By Hannah Lester hlester@opelikaobserver.com OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce is aiming to provide more business help with its new project, Forward Opelika. President and CEO of the chamber, Ali Rauch, appeared with the Chairman of the Opelika Chamber of...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 15, 2022 | Community
BY JUSTIN TRAUSCH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Auburn and Opelika will always be considered college towns before anything else. The downtown areas of both are primarily targeted for college kids and adults. For many local parents, there isn’t much to do for their kids...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 15, 2022 | Community
Total will provide the equivalent of 734,000 meals for children and families around the United States Contributedby GSF Foundation OPELIKA –– GSF Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families in need in the areas...