Community Articles

New A.I. Promotes Local Band

CONTRIBUTED BYWEBSTER'S WHEEL OPELIKA  — A new A.I. chatbot known as ChatGPT is making moves in the music industry with its creative writing abilities. Launched in November 2022 by artificial intelligence company OpenAI, the chatbox has written an astonishingly...

Auburn University’s School of Aviation Inks Partnership with Southwest Airlines

CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY / BY NEIL REID AUBURN — Auburn University’s School of Aviation on Monday, Jan. 23, announced a partnership to make the university’s acclaimed aviation program the newest university partner to join the Southwest Airlines Destination...

Columbus Museum Begins Local Tour with Exhibition Celebrating Textiles

CONTRIBUTED BY COLUMBUS MUSEUM COLUMBUS, GA — The Columbus Museum has begun its tour around the Chattahoochee Valley, bringing exceptional exhibitions and engaging programming to collaborating partner venues in the area during its renovation. The tour kicked off its...

Late Commissioner Honored During Meeting

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission honored the life of late District 5 Commissioner John Andrew Harris Monday night. Harris, who passed away on Jan. 15, served multiple terms on the commission and had been a public...
Descendants to Open Aug. 13

Descendants to Open Aug. 13

By Hannah Lesterhlester@ opelikaobserver.com Don’t you want to be evil? Sounds like a strange question. But when asked by Maleficent to her teenage...

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Dr. Anne Leader to Present

Dr. Anne Leader to Present

The Florentine Way of Death Contributed by OLLI Dr. Anne Leader, visitng fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in...

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Community Marches for Peace

Community Marches for Peace

Aied Harris from Montgomery was the guest speaker at this years Non-Violence Peace Rally and March held in the Samford Community in Opelika last...

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