Contributed By St. Dun's Buns July 2023 marks the second year of St. Dun's Buns, a baking for donations group of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in...
St. Dun’s Buns Reaches Two Year Milestone
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Community Articles
Kiwanis Learns About Court
The guest speaker at last week's Opelika Kiwanis Club meeting was Denise Rogers, with the Opelika Municipal Court. She came and spoke on some...
Lee County Adds More To Broadband Project
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission amended projects under the Lee County Broadband...
Impact of Downtown Fire One Year Later — Part One
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — It’s been one year since a fire that started at Maffia’s in...
Enter a $5,000 Sweepstakes
July 31, 2023 through Aug. 29, 2023 (11:59 p.m.) Enter for a chance to win $5,000 (See rules and regulations for details). Also, one local winner...
Local Student Receives National Honor
CONTRIBUTED BY NSHSS OPELIKA — The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) recently announced student Christopher L Floyd, from Opelika,...
Ambassadors of Change Hosts Back-2-School Bash
PHOTOS BY JOHN HILLSMAN/FOR THE OBSERVER The Ambassadors of Change, a collection of local nonprofits, held its community wide Back-2-School Bash...
Opelika Previews New School
The new Fox Run sixth grade school is set to open next month. With the building completed, the school system recently offered tours of the school...
Samantha Copelan Announces Bid for Lee County District Court Seat
CONTRIBUTED BY SAMANTHA COPELAND FOR DISTRICT JUDGE LEE COUNTY — Lee County attorney Samantha Copelan has announced she will seek the upcoming...