Events Articles

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Dream Day Foundation has produced and hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration for 24 years. This year will be the 25th anniversary of the event. In honor of that milestone, the nonprofit organization is...

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — Opelika native Andrew Whatley is set to appear on the television game show Jeopardy! in its Second Chance Tournament.Whatley is the son of Charles and Ann Whatley. He grew up in Opelika's Beauregard community and now works as a...

CONTRIBUTED BY LCLC LEE COUNTY — Lee County Literacy Coalition is partnering with the Affordable Connectivity Program and SwaCONNECT to host a Literacy Wonderland outreach event on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is designed to bridge the digital...

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Stone Martin Builders team and Trade Partners took the leadership role to plan and build three homes for three families in three months in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.Maj. (Ret.) Daniel P. Hatcher, Habitat Board...