BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Two years ago, Della J. Morgan was a first-grader sitting in her room, drawing and...
Community Articles
Lee County NAACP Celebrates Second Anniversary
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County NAACP Branch #5038 is coming up on its two-year anniversary. Actually, the...
Opelika Aquatics Upgrades Could Make a Splash by Summer 2024
Opelika Plans Aquatics Improvements BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — By summer 2024, Opelika residents and visitors...
Local Harpist Ends Summer on a High Note
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — For Opelika native Margaret Anne Gunter, music is much more than a hobby. It’s a way of...
Smiths Station Reaches Intergovernmental Agreement
SMITHS STATION — The city of Smiths Station hosted an Intergovernmental Support Agreement signing ceremony with its Public Services Provider ESG...
Auburn Bank Opens New Location
AUBURN — The new main office for AuburnBank is open at 100 N. Gay St., in Auburn. AuburnBank hosted a ribbon cutting with representatives from...
Honoring and Celebrating 40 Women Over 40
Honoring and Celebrating 40 Women Over 40 CONTRIBUTED BY FOCUS ALABAMA A — Focus, a non-partisan women’s organization based in Mobile, Alabama, is...
Walmart Host Community Wellness Day July 23
BY ASHLEY WHITTLE TIEDT ON BEHALF OF WALMART LEE COUNTY — Walmart invites communities to get healthy ahead of a new school year at Walmart Wellness...
Children Chill With OPD During ‘Pops With Cops’ Events
Opelika Police Department members recently visited Church of the Highland's Serve Day at Kings Trailer Park, giving out popsicles to locals and...