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Community Calendar | Aug. 1, 2024

Get out for National Night Out on Aug. 6 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER Opelika August Community Calendar AUBURN — Auburn Public Safety is inviting community members, families, residents and stakeholders to celebrate the 41st annual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug....
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Author to discuss award-winning book July 15

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Author Keith Hébert, the Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University, will speak on his book, Cornerstone of the Confederacy: Alexander Stephens and the Speech that Defined the Lost Cause, on Monday, July 15, at 3...
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Community Calendar | July 11, 2024

O GROWS FARMERS MARKETThe O Grows Summer Farmers Market is open every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Opelika’s Courthouse Square. O Grows accepts SNAP, EBT and SFMNP. AUBURN CITY MARKETCity Market, Auburn Parks and Recreation’s weekly farmer’s market, is open each...
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Opelika to host citywide Back to School Bash

BY ELESE MCKINLEYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The third annual Back to School Bash is set for Saturday, July 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at Covington Rec Center in Opelika.The Back to School Bash is a community event aimed at preparing students for the upcoming school year....
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Easter calendar of events

Easter calendar of events

Mar 13, 2024

BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNYAuburn Parks & Recreation will host the 23rd Annual Breakfast with the Bunny for children ages 3 and under and their...

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Rescued

Rescued

Feb 2, 2024

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Paul starts our story at the cemetery. “You were dead” — not in ICU, not even on life support — we were dead. A dead person...

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Community calendar | Jan. 25, 2024

Community Calendar | 01-18-24

Jan 18, 2024

MISS SOUTHERN UNION PAGEANTA new Miss Southern Union will be crowned on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Renaissance Theater on Southern Union’s...

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