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WoodmenLife Representative Earns Professional Honor

Contributed by WoodmenLife Farris L. Bondurant, a sales representative of WoodmenLife for the Auburn-Opelika area, has qualified for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the premier association of financial professionals. Founded in 1927, the MDRT is a...

Opelika to receive $500,000

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  The city of Opelika will receive $500,000 from Gov. Kay Ivey, along with several other counties in the state of Alabama, the governor announced today.  In addition to the city of Opelika, Russell County, Marengo...

Opelika man in custody at hospital following manhunt, shooting in Auburn

By Hannah Lester and Michelle Key UPDATE (4:31 p.m.) A press release from Lee County District Attorney Pro Tem Jessica Ventiere Monday afternoon said that the Alabama State Bureau of Investigations determined there should be two investigations based on the manhunt...

Free-Standing Emergency Department set to open in Auburn

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com  East Alabama Health opened the Auburn Medical Pavilion in collaboration with Auburn University and the city of Auburn Friday morning in the Auburn Research Park.  The medical pavilion is a freestanding emergency...