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Andrew Heinzen, Ole Times Country Buffet named Employee & Business of the Year

o Gov. Kay Ivey presented statewide awards to Old Times Country Buffet general manager Angela Locascio, left and Andrew Heinzen, right. CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Alabama Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities recently presented...

County Commission – New engineering facility opens

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —The Lee County Commission meeting opened Monday night with County Engineer Justin Hardee sharing about the opening of the new engineering facility.The new facility is located at 2555 Society Hill Road in Opelika.“This...

Local GIS Day celebration set for Nov. 15 at Opelika library

Cities of Opelika, Auburn have earned national recognition for use of technology CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA— The city of Opelika, in partnership with city of Auburn, Auburn University and Lee County Mapping & GIS, will host a GIS Day celebration on...

Fall festivals, Halloween events coming up this month

OCT. 17-19 — HALLOWEEN ENCHANTED FORESTAuburn University’s Kreher Preserve and Nature Center will host the 2024 Halloween Enchanted Forest on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17, 18 and 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. each evening. Wear your costume to this educational,...
Friendship Walk set for April 13

Friendship Walk set for April 13

BY KATIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —The Best Buddies will host The Friendship Walk on Saturday, April 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 pm. at Dinius...

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‘Cheese Curd’ update

‘Cheese Curd’ update

Crisis strikes on episode 4: Where's the meat? BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — On this week’s episode of MasterChef Junior,...

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