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The ‘final four’ of college football playoffs

BY BRANDON HUGHESFOR THE OBSERVER OPINION — New Year’s Day will mark the tenth iteration of the four-team College Football Playoff as the SEC champion and four-seed Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) takes on the top-seeded Big Ten champion Michigan Wolverines (13-0) in the...

Opelika City Council considers rezoning

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER OPELIKA — During Tuesday night’s Opelika City Council meeting, the council held a public hearing on an ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance and Map to rezone 14.22 acres of land in the 3500 block of Waverly Parkway from a R-5,...

Dedication: 28 years and counting

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Tangela Frazier AUBURN — Tangela Frazier, finance director for the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, has been a dedicated employee for 28 years.Auburn Mayor Ron Anders recently recognized her hard work for the city during...

Feeding the hungry

Lee County shows up and shows out BY OBSERVER STAFFEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Local coffee enthuasist and expert Sarah Gill, founder and owner of Mama Mocha's Coffee Roastery, along with Hannah Parker, co-founder of nonprofit Project 153, organized a...
OHS Holds Signing Day Ceremony

OHS Holds Signing Day Ceremony

On the MarkBy D. Mark Mitchell Opelika High School held a signing ceremony for football and basketball student-athletes on Wednesday morning inside...

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