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Bryson brings home the cheese!

Local culinary prodigy wins MasterChef Jr. season nine BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Cheese Curd did it!Lee County’s own Bryson “Cheese Curd” McGlynn is America’s MasterChef Junior, a title he earned by competing on and ultimately winning...

Next public meeting planned for Friends of Moore’s Mill Creek

Community invited to discuss local project to restore watershed on June 2 BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Friends of Moore’s Mill Creek (FMMC), a local watershed restoration project, recently held its first public meeting and has set the next meeting date...

Local Memorial Day events set

Members of the Opelika Fire Department are pictured during last year’s Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony in Opelika. Purple Heart recipient to speak at Opelika Memorial Day Service CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The City of Opelika will host a Memorial Day...

O’Grows summer market is in full-swing

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — O’Grows summer market started Tuesday, May 21, and will continue every Tuesday from 3 to 6 pm at Courthouse Square in downtown Opelika. Summer Market Manager, Garrett Martinez, believes moving the market to a more visible...
Wrapping with Opelika Rotary

Wrapping with Opelika Rotary

Opelika Rotary Club's annual Holiday Gift Wrap was held last Thursday, Dec. 17 at the Opelika Public Library. Each year, the Opelika Rotary Club...

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