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Community health event to feature screenings, resources and blood drive

BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — A community health and wellness event is being organized to bring together medical professionals, community organizations and local residents for a day focused on health, service and outreach.Larry Patterson of Bethel No. 2 Missionary...

Making the Grade | On the road to LaGrange, Georgia

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — If you’ve read this column, you know that I LOVE telling stories, especially about my family and friends. I believe my love of storytelling came from Tom Patton, my daddy.Daddy was so quick witted, and he was the family storyteller before...

Sean of the South | The Gospel according to Charlie

OPINION —Our shower drain kept getting clogged. It was a big problem. We had to hire a plumber. He came out twice.God love him, the plumber did not look happy the second time. Namely, because our house is 100 years old. Meaning, five generations of people have been...

Community Calendar | March 17, 2026

LUNCH AT THE CHAMBERThe Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,” a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and features a rotating...
Calendar of Events | Week of Sept. 15, 2025

Upcoming Events | Aug. 12, 2025

ONGOING TUESDAYS — O GROWS FARMERS MARKETThe O Grows Farmers Market is held every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Courthouse Square in downtown Opelika....

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