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Opelika Kiwanis Honors Student, Welcomes State Director

Opelika Kiwanis Club last week hosted Cam Ward, director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole, atSaugahatchee Country Club. The club also recognized Keely Rider, from Opelika High School, presenting herwith the Edmonson Scholarship.

Local Moms Celebrate School’s End

Auburn/Opelika Mothers of Preschoolers hosted a family cookout for moms, children and families at Pepperell BaptistChurch on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The cookout concluded a year full of fellowship with themes, children being taught inthe MOPPETS program, and many...

Opelika, Auburn Gather on Memorial Day

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The flag flew overhead. Literally, as it dangled from a crane over the fountain in Courthouse Square in Opelika. Veterans, citizens, families and more gathered together to honor America’s fallen on May 29,...

Better Bodies Massage School, Clinic Receive International Award

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Travel & Hospitality Awards announced May 30 that Opelika’s Better Bodies Massage Institute and Clinic has been awarded in its 2023 Spa & Wellness Awards program. The recipients of Travel &...
Springer Receives Grant

Springer Receives Grant

CONTRIBUTED BYSPRINGER OPERA HOUSE COLUMBUS — Springer Opera House was awarded a grant by Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a strategic arm of the...

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