Story By Hannah LesterPhotos By Josh Fisher Heritage Gifts and Gourmet, located on 8th Street in downtown Opelika is closing after 28 years. The...
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City of Auburn Awarded Funding for Shug Jordan Parkway Improvements
Contributed bythe city of AuburnBy David D. DortoN, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Last Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of...
Girl Scouts GIve Back to Hometown Heroes
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Shows Appreciation For The Brave Men And Women Who Keep Us Safe CONTRIBUTED BY GSSA Hometown Heroes makes it...
Local Santa Seeks Community’s Aid
BY WIL CREWSTHE OBSERVER Lifelong Opelika resident David Cargill, who has served the Lee County area as a Santa Claus for over four decades, is in...
City of Auburn Launches Inaugural Citizens’ Academy This Spring
Contributed bythe city of AuburnBy David D. Dorton The city of Auburn invites you to go behind the scenes of city operations and engage with...
Curtis Glisson Leaves A Lasting Mark
CONTRIBUTED BY ADRS Sometimes people find their calling when they least expect it. This was the case for Alabama Department of Rehabilitation...
Auburn University, New Venture Accelerator Awarded Grant to Accelerate High-Quality Job Growth, Create Economic Opportunity in Auburn-Opelika Area
Contributed byAuburn University U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo recently announced that 50...
Area Still Battling COVID-19
CONTRIBUTED BY EAH As of Jan. 25, for the ninth day in a row, COVID-19 hospitalizations at East Alabama Health are at 90 or above, including an...
Free COVID Testing Available Thursday, Friday
The Opelika Housing Authority and Southeast Alabama Area Health Education Center are partnering this week to bring free PCR COVID-19 tests to all...