Members of the Opelika Fire Department are pictured during last year’s Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony in Opelika. Purple Heart recipient to...
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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...
AACT Academy offering four summer camps
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The AACT Academy will offer four different camps this summer for young people ages 3 to 18: “Play” in the...
Bryson shines in MasterChef Junior finale, part one
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Young chef and fellow MasterChef Junior contestant Asher Niles flew all the way to Auburn/Opelika from...
Alabama geography book authors to speak at Red Clay Brewing Company on May 23
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Auburn University's College of Science and Mathematics (COSAM) Outreach will host Mark and Laura...
Local family wins game show
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika’s Harvis family were grand prize winners on the television game show Family Feud,...
Anita Burton is retiring from the Opelika Public Library
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVEROPELIKA — Anita Burton, a cherished member of the Opelika Public Library (OPL) staff for the past 35 years, is retiring...
Summer Swing concert series underway in Opelika
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Every Tuesday evening, the Opelika Parks and Recreation Department hosts a free outdoor concert at 7 p.m. at...
Downtown Opelika’s Envy Salon celebrates 16th year
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — As one of the longest operating businesses in downtown Opelika, Envy Salon on Railroad Avenue is...