by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYLEE COUNTY UNITED WAY LEE COUNTY — Tipi Miller, an Opelika native and seasoned nonprofit administrator for more than two decades, will begin serving as executive director of United Way of Lee County on June 1, the board of directors announced. “The thing...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Community
Contributed ByEmery Tschetter AUBURN –– Laura Downey has been named assistant director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and associate dean in the Auburn University College of Human Sciences. Her appointment begins in July. “Dr. Downey brings a very broad...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — 30 years ago, on June 1, 1992, Glynn Smith Chevrolet opened. Thinking about that time, Roger McCreless, who has been with Glynn Smith since the beginning, described it this way, “We might have been a little nervous. This was a big...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Community
Contributed ByThe City of Opelika OPELIKA — Opelika Parks and Recreation is hosting a Grand Opening for the Point Broadband Pickleball Facility on Saturday, June 4 at 9:30 a.m. Following the ceremony, the courts will be available for open play. The Point Broadband...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH Nineteen kids came romping up the golden staircase, taking two steps at a time, sprinting toward the mother-of-pearl gates. It’s a wonder they didn’t knock Saint Peter over onto his Blessed Assurance. The children all smelled like little-kid sweat and...