BY GUEST COLUMNIST TIPI MILLER, UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY DIRECTOR OPINION — Just last month, our local United Way kicked off its annual campaign to...
Community Articles
Opelika Main Street Director Reflects on Statewide Conference
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — More than 200 representatives from communities across Alabama flocked to Opelika in...
Lee County to use ARPA Funds for Broadband, Will Send Survey to Residents
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission agreed to send out a survey to the residents of Lee County to...
Questions Arise Surrounding Opelika’s Rental Ordinance
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA - The Observer has reached out to Opelika city officials following reports that the city has suspended its rental...
Lee County Sheriff’s Office Launches T-Shirt Fundraiser to Benefit Local Patients
CONTRIBUTED BY LCSO LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is launching a T-shirt fundraising campaign to benefit EAMC Foundation’s Spencer...
Opelika Economic Development Hires Talent Recruiter
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika welcomed Griffin O’Connor to the Opelika Economic Development team on Aug. 1, 2022,...
Arrests Made in 22-Year-Old Cold Case
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE OPELIKA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPELIKA — The Opelika Police Department has arrested two individuals related to an unsolved homicide...
Opelika Is Moving … Forward
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Last Friday the Opelika Chamber of Commerce launched its new initiative — “Forward Opelika”....
OPS and AMEA Kick Off 2023 Scholarship Program
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2023? Do you receive your electricity from...