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Alabama Humanities Alliance to Award up to $800,000 in Grants
CONTRIBUTED BYCAROL PAPPAS Beginning July 1, the Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) will accept applications for $800,000 in special grant funding to...
Freedom Celebrated in Opelika
Opelika Parks and Rec hosted the 68th Annual Freedom Celebration on Saturday at the Opelika High School track. Before the fireworks reigned down,...
OPD Strives for Change
BY ABBEY CRANKFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Change is coming, and Opelika residents welcome it with open arms. On July 1, Opelika Police Department’s...
Circles Opelika Offers Poverty Prevention Program
BY MAGGIE CARAWAY FOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Circles Opelika is currently accepting applications for the July Cohort for Circle Leader Training....
Little Acorn Pottery: “The Rhythm of the Wheel”
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Jana Jennings had a bucket list. One of the items on that bucket list was to throw pottery on the wheel....
Big Blue Crawfish Serves It Up Cajun Style
BY EMERY LAYFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Clint Rogers is originally from Moss Point, Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf Coast. When Rogers was 13, he...
Being Well — The Auburn Chamber to Host Women’s Retreat
BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The Auburn Chamber of Commerce is hosting a women’s retreat this summer with a focus on "being well."...
United Way of Lee County Taking Donations for Tallapoosa Girls Ranch
BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM United Way of Lee County is taking donations to support the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, following a...