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Lee Greenwood to headline Star Spangled Spectacular

Patriotic concert honors America’s semiquincentennial with music, remembrance, fireworks CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The 24th annual Star Spangled Spectacular Symphonic Pops Concert featuring country music legend Lee Greenwood, the Star Spangled Community...

Rooted in service: Opelika honors Jim Sikes

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — Friends, family members, fellow musicians and community leaders gathered at the Barbara Patton Southside Center for the Arts on June 4 to honor longtime arts advocate and East Alabama Civic Chorale founder Jim Sikes with the...

‘This is our village’: OPL hosts Fiber & Fabric

BY AMANDA MACHAMERFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika Public Library hosted its Fiber & Fabric night Monday, June 1, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event brought residents of all ages together to hone their crafts and socialize.Since its inception five years ago,...

Opelika Chamber celebrates 85th annual meeting in style

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Every spring, Opelika’s business community takes inventory of itself, counting up the businesses that opened, tallying the jobs it created and celebrating the people who made it happen.On Friday, May 29, that celebration came...
Pitcher of the Year | Lily Brewer

Pitcher of the Year | Lily Brewer

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — As the potter's wheel turns, fine finger movements and an attention to detail shapes lumps of moist clay into...

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Remembering Our Heroes

Remembering Our Heroes

BY GATOR KINCAIDCONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Memorial Day, the city of Opelika held its annual ceremony at the Opelika Library to honor...

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