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Local and chain businesses announce they are closing

The Firing Pin Shooting Sports is closing at the end January. The Firing Pin Opelika, a retail store, will open in early February.

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Skeletal remains found in Opelika

CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA POLICE DEPARTMENT OPELIKA — Dec. 28, 2024, at approximately 2:52 p.m., Opelika Police responded to 2600 Block of Northpark Drive regarding an individual who had located human skeletal remains in a wooded area.During the initial investigation,...
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Worthy2 — Second chances where they’re needed most

BY ALEXANDER GALLOWAYFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Human trafficking can and does occur everywhere, even in Alabama communities, and the trauma faced by victims of commercial sex trafficking can make returning to everyday life difficult. But there is hope for...
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Jimmy Carter — A president at peace

CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CARTER CENTER ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in...
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O Town Begins New Partnership

O Town Begins New Partnership

Jun 29, 2022

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika’s local ice cream shop, O Town Ice Cream, has partnered with Cammie’s Old Dutch Ice...

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Contested State Senate Race

Contested State Senate Race

Jun 8, 2022

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM ALABAMA — There were congratulations all around — Jay Hovey looked to be beating incumbent Tom Whatley...

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