Community Articles

Skeletal remains found in Opelika

CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPELIKA — Dec. 28, 2024, at approximately 2:52 p.m., Opelika Police responded to 2600 Block of Northpark Drive regarding an individual who had located human skeletal remains in a wooded area.During the initial investigation,...

Opelika Main Street welcomes new director

CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA — Opelika Main Street (OMS) Board of Directors welcomed Kelsey Gallahar Sullivan back to Opelika as she takes on her new position as OMS Executive Director. Gallahar Sullivan will begin her new role Jan. 2.She is returning to...

Business awards and grants

Publix grants $40,000 to A-O Habitat for Humanity Publix Super Market Charities (PSMC) has been a consistent partner with Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity (AOHFH) for the past eight years. Last year, Publix provided a $25,000 grant, and this year’s $40,000 grant...

Medicaid now covers GLP-1s for obesity in Alabama

CONTRIBUTED BY REAL CHEMISTRY | BY RITA GLAZE-ROWE ALABAMA — A new study on behalf of Real Chemistry has identified which state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s.The growing popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists — including Ozempic and Wegovy from Novo Nordisk, and...
Library News | Aug. 1, 2024

Library News | Aug. 1, 2024

APL offers reading program for parents of preschoolers BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library’s “1,000 Books...

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100th Birthday

100th Birthday

Lillian Dalton Miller of Auburn, pictured seated at the top of the stairs, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 10 with an old-fashioned picnic...

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Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”Ponder it.What a beautiful promise that is! That a grand story is taking place all...

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