The following letter written by Superintendent Dr. Mark Neighbors was posted on the Opelika City Schools website yesterday. It has been copied in its entirety below and a PDF of the letter is embedded beneath. Dear Parents/Guardians, I wanted to take a moment to touch...

By Beth Pinyerd Our family life has slowed down in following the Coronavirus precautions. Time spent with your young children spells LOVE to them, even the youngest of children. Children are used to being in a busy world, so during this time of slowing down, it is a...

Special to the Opelika Observer The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) has sprung into action to help as many regional organizations and communities as possible amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a “COVID-19 Response Fund.” In order to be effective, the...

Special to the Opelika Observer   Auburn University will extend its remote operation of instruction through the end of the spring semester, and the university’s spring commencement is now postponed.   The decisions involving the academic calendar were made...