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Goodwill Opelika to host multi-employer hiring event

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers (Goodwill) is hosting a large multi-employer hiring event at the Goodwill Career Center in Opelika on Jan.9 from 10 a.m. to noon. Multiple employers from some of the region's top industries will be available. East Alabama...
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Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort to host New Year’s Eve bash

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Looking for a way to spend New Year's Eve this year? Wanting to keep your dollars, and time, local?Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National is hosting a New Year's Eve celebration from 6...
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Dream Day Foundation: Two events to headline January 2024

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...
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Opelika native to appear on Jeopardy! Second Chance

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...
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Life’s a Peach

Life’s a Peach

Oct 12, 2022

The Auburn Area Community Theatre (AACT) recently put on a production of "James and the Giant Peach Jr." at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center...

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‘Fair’ Play

‘Fair’ Play

Oct 12, 2022

The community headed to the Lee County Fairgrounds Oct. 4 through 8 to enjoy the annual Lee County Fair. The fair offered plenty of rides, games and...

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Walking to End Alzheimer’s

Walking to End Alzheimer’s

Oct 5, 2022

BY STACEY PATTON WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER  AUBURN —  Alzheimer’s — a frightening disease, which inevitably leads to death. The disease has...

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