Community Articles

Lee County Kicks Off Relay for Life 2023 Efforts

BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — With Relay for Life just four months away, Lee County volunteers kicked off planning for this year’s event with a “Souper Supper” meeting Jan. 23 at the Opelika Sportsplex. The meeting aimed to educate...

Miss Southern Union 2023 Crowned

CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Alyssa Hurst of Lineville, Alabama, was crowned Miss Southern Union 2023 during the college’s annual pageant held Jan. 19. Hurst will now go on to compete in the Miss Alabama Pageant, which will be held in Birmingham in this summer. This...

Local Organizations Granted $1.4 Million for Child Abuse, Neglect Prevention

CONTRIBUTED BY CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER INC. LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention are joining local and state leaders at Child Care Resource Center in Opelika on Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. to present a check in the amount of about $1.4...

Hughley Takes Over as President of Opelika Dawg Pound 

BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — It all started when Trey Hughley's longtime high school friend and former Dawg Pound President Anthony Bryant called him and invited Hughley and his son to come play for the Opelika Dawg Pound when his son was 8 years...