Community Articles

Corporate Transparency Act on hold; for now

BY JUSTIN SMITHFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — A federal court in Texas recently held the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional and imposed a nationwide injunction against the CTA’s enforcement of the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting. The...

‘sPAW-lidays’ raises funds for CARE Humane Society

BY HANNAH BEASLEYFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The inaugural “sPAW-lidays” fundraiser for CARE Humane Society was held recently at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National.Participants purchased tickets to enjoy mini spa treatments, hot...

Opelika Holiday Light Fight

The contest is on to see who has Opelika’s best Christmas decorations.Keep Opelika Beautiful has challenged city residents to pull out all the stops on outdoor light displays this year. Online poll voting & secret judges will be used to determine the winners. Two...

Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity thanks community for support

Letter to the community: Good afternoon everyone.We share with you this message of gratitude for all that you have done to help us with another successful Cookie Walk.We will not have accounting and financial numbers until later this week. It does appear from the...
Auburn medical clinic closes abruptly

Monday bus crash kills two

BY OBSERVER STAFF BEULAH — A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:38 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, has claimed two lives and injured nine...

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