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City of Opelika Announces Cumberland Plastics Systems Expansion

Contributed bythe city of Opelika Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller announced last week that an existing Opelika manufacturing company will be expanding. Cumberland Plastic Systems will be expanding its existing facility and investing more capital to build and expand its...

Shinhwa Auto USA Corporation to Create 48 Jobs in Two Years

Contributed by the City of Auburn / By David D. Dorton The Shinhwa Auto USA Corporation announced last week that it will grow its manufacturing operation in Auburn, Alabama, through the addition of high-pressure aluminum die casting and associated post-processing....

Keep Opelika Beautiful Announces Yard of the Year Winners

Ward 2 - Mr. Randall DonnellyWard 3 - Ms. Loretta LoweryWard 1 - Mr. and Mrs. Keith PhilpottWard 4 - Mr. and Mrs. Phil SportPHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER

Opelika Public Library Dedicates New StoryWalk

CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA ROTARY CLUB As Dixie Broadwater, past president of the Opelika Rotary Club, was nearing the end of her term (2020-21) she wanted to do something special on behalf of her fellow rotarians for the new Opelika Public Library. Something that would...