Special to the Opelika Observer Last week in what amounts to a lobbying arm of the utilities industry, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)...
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Opelika City Council votes to amend ordinances pertaining to exemptions for religious organizations in the city’s three historic districts
By Michelle KeyPublisher With an unanimous vote, the Opelika City Council voted to suspend the 2-reading rule and voted to approve ordinances to...
City of Opelika to hold annual Memorial Day services May 27
Special to the Opelika Observer The city of Opelika will host its annual Memorial Day Services on May 27 beginning at 10 a.m. to honor and recognize...
Opelika’s Alsobrook Law Group to reopen today in former home of Greenhouse Restaurant on 9th Street
Special to the Opelika Observer Alsobrook Law Group, an Opelika-based law firm, has relocated and will open today in the building that was once the...
Local organizations partnering to build three homes in a week for Beauregard residents displaced by March 3 tornadoes
By Morgan Bryce Editor In only a week’s time, three homes are being built in areas of the Beauregard community hardest hit by the March 3 tornadoes...
Nature Made, Feed the Children to distribute food to 800 local families on May 11 in Auburn
By Morgan Bryce Editor Members of Nature Made, manufactured at Opelika’s Pharmavite facility, are teaming up with the national nonprofit Feed the...
CyberZone now hosting Esports events for gamers
By Austin Gibson For the Opelika Observer A new form of competition is emerging, and CyberZone Entertainment Center is one among a few businesses in...
14th annual ‘Mayor’s Ball’ held Friday in Auburn
By Morgan Bryce Editor The cities of Auburn and Opelika came together to support the efforts of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lee County during...
Terry’s of Smiths Station readying for 50th anniversary
By Morgan Bryce Editor Nearly 50 years ago, Richard Terry recalls his initial impressions of the heart of the Smiths Station community, the site his...