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Auburn Pilots alternative baseball offers opportunities for people with disabilities

BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– Down a dirt trail on Lee Road 669 in Auburn you’ll find Beehive Baseball Park. At first glance, it’s nothing unusual­ — there’s teams hitting, fielding and pitching as any baseball club does. If you’re lucky, though, you’ll...

Under the Lights | Oct. 17, 2024

Auburn dominates Smiths Station BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Ahead of Friday’s game, Auburn High School head football coach Keith Etheredge challenged his team to not overlook winless 7A Region 2 foe Smiths Station.That message rang loud and clear as the...

Recaps from local government meetings | Oct. 17, 2024

Auburn Council approves $1.5 million contract for Outer Loop Project design BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 15, the Auburn City Council approved at $1.5 million contract with Sain Associates Inc. for...

Spring Villa Park to get new lodge

Opelika’s Spring Villa is set to get a new lodge. Pictured left is an architectural rendering of the proposed facility. For more information read the recap of Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting below. Opelika approves $3.2 million bid for lodge BY MICHELLE...

JACK WALKER

WALKER, Jack, 92, of Prattville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Jan. 28, 1930, to Opal...

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MARGIE REE DELEE

Mrs. Margie Ree DeLee Thrift age 77, a resident of Millbrook, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at a local hospital. Funeral services...

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When Bread Flies!

When Bread Flies!

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Tiger Town will have a new breakfast restaurant soon — The Flying Biscuit Cafe. The Flying Biscuit...

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PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL March 15, 2022, 7:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with §23-4-2, Code of Alabama, 1975,...

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