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Circles of Opelika strives to reduce poverty

BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Circles of Opelika, a local nonprofit, is working to changes lives in the local community. Led by the PRF Teaching Ministry and its founder, Dr. Nate Dunlap Jr., Circles and PRF hope to lead hundreds of people out of...

What’s next for the residents of Springwood Hotel?

CONTRIBUTED BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Ten days after nearly 120 long-term residents of the Springwood Hotel were evacuated at the request of the office of the Alabama State Fire Marshal, there is still no plan in place for repairing and reopening the...

Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home now open

PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home during a ceremony on Sept. 13. The 182,000-sq. ft. facility in Enterprise, home to 174 veterans, is named in honor of Adkins,...

Turning sweet and salty into kettle corn success

BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Doug Long of Opelika turned his love of carnivals into a business producing kettle corn in various sweet and salty flavors to treat kids of all ages.At 57, Long still cooks the old-fashioned way. He pours kernels into a...

11th Annual Blue For Autism Event Fills Courthouse Square

11th Annual Blue For Autism Event Fills Courthouse Square

Apr 6, 2022

2022-04-01 Going Blue For Autism 11th Annual 2022-04-01 Going Blue For Autism 11th Annual 2022-04-01 Going Blue For Autism 11th Annual 2022-04-01...

‘You Can’t Spell Progress Without O.G.R.E.’

‘You Can’t Spell Progress Without O.G.R.E.’

Apr 6, 2022

Opelika Robotics Team Advancing to Worlds BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika’s Greatest Robotics Engineers (O.G.R.E.)...

Beauregard Elementary Receives State, National Recognition

Beauregard Elementary Receives State, National Recognition

Apr 6, 2022

By Wil Crews sportscrews@ opelikaobserver.com BEAUREGARD — Beauregard Elementary School was recently recognized as one of Alabama’s “High Flyer”...

Opelika Exchange Club Honors Local Law Enforcement Officers

Opelika Exchange Club Honors Local Law Enforcement Officers

Mar 30, 2022

Contributed byJerry Dakins On March 17, 2022, the Opelika Exchange Club honored four officers from local agencies at a banquet held at the Lee...

OHS Women’s Sports: History & Future

OHS Women’s Sports: History & Future

Mar 30, 2022

By Harrison Tarr For the Observer Every March, people around the United States allocate 31 days to the celebration of women in American history....

Commission Amends Arrow Disposal Contract

Commission Amends Arrow Disposal Contract

Mar 30, 2022

By Hannah Lester hlester@ opelikaobserver.com The Lee County Commission approved a contract addendum to add a lease with Arrow Disposal regarding...

Opelika Principal, Seymore, Named Opelika City Schools Superintendent

Opelika Principal, Seymore, Named Opelika City Schools Superintendent

Mar 30, 2022

Contributed by OCS The Opelika City Schools Board of Education has selected Dr. Farrell Seymore as the next Superintendent of the Opelika City...

Opelika’s Azalea and Dogwood Trail Opens

Opelika’s Azalea and Dogwood Trail Opens

Mar 23, 2022

Contributed byKeep Opelika Beautiful Keep Opelika Beautiful will kicked off the Azalea and Dogwood Trail on Monday, March 21. The Trail begins at...

Southern Lifestyle Retailer Palmetto Moon to Open New Location in Opelika

Southern Lifestyle Retailer Palmetto Moon to Open New Location in Opelika

Mar 23, 2022

CONTRIBUTED BYPALMETTO MOON Palmetto Moon, a Southern lifestyle retailer, will open its newest store in Opelika on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The new...

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