Community Articles

The Longest Table invites community to share Thanksgiving meal

BY MICHELLE KEY   PUBLISHER OPELIKA — A Thanksgiving meal shared among neighbors has become a community tradition in downtown Opelika, where The Longest Table will return Wednesday, Nov. 25 with an invitation for everyone to pull up a chair. The free community...

Alabama governor honors Spa DEL 2026  Small Business Employer of the Year

CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES AUBURN — Spa DEL of Auburn has been named the 2026 Employer of the Year for a Small Business by the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. The award recognizes the business for its...

Friendsgiving Cancer Gala to celebrate survivors, caregivers Nov. 7

BY MICHELLE KEY   PUBLISHER OPELIKA — When Chelsea Rand-Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27, she was also pregnant with her second child. Although she had the support of her family, she found that facing cancer could still be an isolating experience....

Auburn University mechanical engineering alumni establish scholarship to honor fallen airman, graduate

BY NICK BOWMAN AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN — The Major Alex Klinner Memorial Endowed Scholarship in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been established to honor the life and legacy of Maj. Alex Klinner, a class of 2016 mechanical engineering graduate. ...