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Get To Know the Oaks Agency: Auburn University’s Student-Run PR Agency

BY MEGAN MANNFOR THE OBSERVER The Oaks Agency is Auburn University’s student-run public relations agency. The business started with a vision to give Auburn’s PR students real world experience that surpassed what they could learn in classes or through an internship. In...

Walmart Distribution Center Provides 20 Million Pounds of Food

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Last week the Food Bank of East Alabama held a joint celebration with the Opelika Walmart Distribution Center, which announced it has donated over 20 million pounds of food. The Opelika Walmart Distribution Center began...

Auburn Mayor Presents State of the City and Lamplighter Awards

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn Mayor Ron Anders awarded six lamplighter awards to local change-makers in the community Monday night during his State of the City address. Before Anders announced the names, which were kept secret, of the...

Freedom Of Choice Protest Held At Toomer’s Corner

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn students, faculty and residents are mad. And they’re asking for change. Protestors gathered Tuesday afternoon to peacefully fight against Auburn’s vaccine mandate which will require employees to receive a...

AJGA Junior All-Star golfers play through heat, rain

AJGA Junior All-Star golfers play through heat, rain

Jul 15, 2020

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Jul 15, 2020

GOP Senate Race Decided The much-anticipated battle between former U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn football...

Mayor, City Council honor the late Anne M. Grady

Mayor, City Council honor the late Anne M. Grady

Jul 15, 2020

By Michelle KeyPublisher Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council approved a resolution honoring the late Anne M. Grady during last week’s...

County votes to grant Tier I benefits to Tier II employees

County votes to grant Tier I benefits to Tier II employees

Jul 15, 2020

By Michelle KeyOpelika Observer In an effort to increase and maintain employee retention, the Lee County Commission voted to grant Tier I benefits...

Erica Baker Norris qualifies as candidate for Ward 2

Erica Baker Norris qualifies as candidate for Ward 2

Jul 15, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Erica Baker-Norris, Vice President Elect of the Alabama Association of Public Personnel Administrators and the...

Oscar Penn joins Ward 2 race

Oscar Penn joins Ward 2 race

Jul 15, 2020

Special to theOpelika Observer Oscar Penn announced his candidacy for the Ward 2 seat on the Opelika City Council last week. “I’ve been a part of...

Elizabeth Burton to run for Ward 1 city council seat

Elizabeth Burton to run for Ward 1 city council seat

Jul 15, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Elizabeth Burton, a lifelong Opelika citizen in Ward 1, has decided to run for the city council seat of her ward....

Brandon Fincher announces intention to run for Councilman of Ward 5

Brandon Fincher announces intention to run for Councilman of Ward 5

Jul 15, 2020

Special to theOpelika Observer Fincher believes this is a critical time for the city to make decisions that will promote sustainable growth and...

Hopeful mayoral candidate hosts community meeting for Ward 2

Hopeful mayoral candidate hosts community meeting for Ward 2

Jul 15, 2020

By Wil CrewsOpelika Observer Last Thursday, Opelika Ward 2 City Council member Tiffany Gibson-Pitts led an online community meeting to discuss...

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