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Sheriff remembers people helping people

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones has not forgotten the scene when he arrived at the intersection of Highway 51 and Lee County Road 38 in Beauregard. He arrived in Beauregard a mere 15 minutes after the EF-4 tornado...

EMA director recalls fateful day, looks toward future

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — March 3, 2019, is a date forever etched into the memory of most Lee County residents, especially those in Beauregard and Smiths Station. Twenty-three lives were lost, more than a hundred people were injured and...

March 3, 2019

Rememberance, Reflection, Resilence BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — Survivors of the March 3, 2019, tornado in Lee County gathered Sunday at Providence Baptist Church in Beauregard to mark the fifth anniversary of the day and to honor the 23 people...

‘Renfro House’ ordinance tabled by city council

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During its March 5 meeting, the Opelika City Council voted to table the ordinance that proposed the rezoning of property located at 414 N. 10th St. from R2 to an I1 (industrial zone.)The council announced plans to...

Historical Marker Dedicated in Ceremony Last Weekend

Jun 16, 2021

On Saturday, June 12, Ashley Brown and Olivia Nichols presented a new marker as phase one of the Lee County Remembrance Project. The marker serves...

Second Annual Juneteenth March in Opelika Set for June 18

Jun 16, 2021

By Abbey CrankFor the Opelika Observer Janataka Hughley-Holmes had a vision last year after the murder of George Floyd: a Juneteenth celebration as...