Community Articles

Fate of Renfro House still undecided

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The fate of the historic home, commonly known as The Renfro or the Renfro-Andrus House, found in the Northside Historic District at 414 N. 10th Street in Opelika, is still up in the air.The house and land (1.24...

Don’t Be an Ope-loser: City kicks off anti-litter campaign

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The City of Opelika, in collaboration with Keep Opelika Beautiful KOB), welcomes back its environmental initiative, "Don’t Be an Ope-loser."This anti-litter campaign aims to unite residents, businesses and community organizations...

Lee County EMA hosts Resilience Summit

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Emergency management professionals and community leaders gathered in Opelika last week for a Resilience Summit.The event, held on the campus of Southern Union State Community College, is one of a series held...

‘Alabama to the Rescue’

Conference aims to shed light on invisible crime of human trafficking BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — An event designed to raise awareness about human trafficking is coming to east Alabama on Feb. 17. Entitled “Alabama to the Rescue,” the one-day conference...

Go Bo Go!

Apr 26, 2023

Bo Bikes Bama is an annual charity bike ride led by Alabama native and Auburn University great Bo Jackson. Every year, Jackson bikes across the...

OPS, AMEA Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners

Apr 26, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — Opelika Power Services and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) are pleased to announce the...

Lee County Seeks New Judgeship

Apr 26, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved a request to support an additional circuit judgeship in...