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CONTRIBUTED BY ACES LEE COUNTY —In the last several years there has been a growing interest in the use of high tunnels for fruit and vegetable production. High tunnels are basically unheated greenhouses used to provide a shelter over fruit or vegetable production. A...

Episode No. 3 BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — On the third installment of this season’s MasterChef Junior, which aired March 18, Opelika’s Bryson “Cheese Curd” McGlynn suffered a burn, but the 11-year-old did not flame out in the face of...

PHOTOS BY JERRY BALLAS | FOR THE OBSERVER Auburn Parks and Recreation and the CARE Humane Society hosted Bark in the Park, an event celebrating responsible dog ownership on March 16 at Kiesel Park.

First year includes kindergarten and first grade BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Last week, enrollment opened for First Baptist Academy, which will begin its first school year at First Baptist Church of Opelika (FBCO) this fall.The new elementary program,...