by The Observer Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA – Opelika Main Street has begun construction on a downtown retail incubator and resource center in the former Heritage Gifts and Gourmet building. The building, located at 108 S. 8th St., was constructed in 1920 and has had...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | Community
Contributed bythe city of Opelika OPELIKA – Opelika Power Services and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) are pleased to announce the local winners of the 2022 AMEA Scholarship. Each year, AMEA helps 40 high school seniors across the state who plan to...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | Community
Contributed bythe city of Opelika OPELIKA – On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, the city of Opelika is wearing purple to celebrate the Month of the Military Child (MOMC). The month of April is set aside to show appreciation for military children in the United States,...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | Community
Contributed toThe Observer LEE COUNTY – After eight weeks of classes, from Communications to Health and Wholeness to Career Direction and many others, five local women were pinned as graduates of the Christian Women’s Job Corps of Lee County: Hyunji Ahn, Yoonhee...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 20, 2022 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted March unemployment rate is 2.9%, down from February’s rate of 3.0% and below March 2021’s rate of 3.7%. This unemployment rate...