CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — After a generous campaign season, the United Way of Lee County has approved more than $400K to be distributed...
United Way allocates $400K-plus to 20 local partners
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Community Articles
O’Grows farmers market opens Saturday
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Grows, or O’Grows, will offer a farmers market at 1103 Glenn St. every Saturday this spring. Vendors...
OLLI at Auburn program to discuss pandemics
BY ANDY LEE WHITEFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The next Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Auburn’s Brown Bag Series will be held Wednesday,...
Golden State Foods to invest $9.4 million in new equipment
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA— Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller announced that an existing Opelika manufacturing company, Golden State Foods, will be...
New Opelika Senior Center now open
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika and Lee-Russell Council of Governments held a ribbon cutting and grand opening...
Business Over Breakfast speakers talk about the future of Opelika City Schools, athletics
BY NICHOLAS YOUNGFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly Business Over Breakfast event on Thursday, Feb. 8....
Auburn Chamber hosts 75th Annual Meeting
Business, community leaders honored during awards ceremony BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn Chamber of Commerce held...
The Graduate Auburn celebrates topping out
Nostalgia-themed hotel, cafe with rooftop bar expected to open this fall CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Construction firm Robins & Morton...
Scenes from Aim High: Soaring with the Tuskeegee Airmen
Exhibit now on display at Opelika Public Library PHOTOS BY ED SIKORA FOR THE OBSERVER Aim High: Soaring with the Tuskegee Airmen, a traveling...