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Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home now open

PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home during a ceremony on Sept. 13. The 182,000-sq. ft. facility in Enterprise, home to 174 veterans, is named in honor of Adkins,...

Turning sweet and salty into kettle corn success

BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Doug Long of Opelika turned his love of carnivals into a business producing kettle corn in various sweet and salty flavors to treat kids of all ages.At 57, Long still cooks the old-fashioned way. He pours kernels into a...

Industries to invest $47 million at Opelika facilities

Niagara Bottling announces $35 million expansion CONTRIBUTED BYCITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — Niagara Bottling, which opened its Opelika facility in early 2023 with an initial capital investment of over $114 million that created 65 new jobs, announced a $35 million...

Hotel residents ordered to leave facility

BY ANITA STIEFEL | THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — “Less than 24 hours’ notice, and now what are we supposed to do?” asked 61-year-old Donald Preston, who along with more than a hundred other residents of the Springwood Hotel in Opelika were forced onto the street Tuesday...

Opelika State of Emergency Terminated

Opelika State of Emergency Terminated

Jul 8, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Following Gov. Kay Ivey’s announcement yesterday that the state of emergency for the state of Alabama...

Lee County to Receive $32 Million, the Question is How to Spend It

Lee County to Receive $32 Million, the Question is How to Spend It

Jul 7, 2021

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The American Rescue Plan has designated recovery funds around the nation to help states recover from the...

Big Blue Crawfish Serves It Up Cajun Style

Big Blue Crawfish Serves It Up Cajun Style

Jul 7, 2021

BY EMERY LAYFOR THE OPELIKA OBSERVER Clint Rogers is originally from Moss Point, Mississippi, a small town on the Gulf Coast. When Rogers was 13, he...

United Way of Lee County Taking Donations for Tallapoosa Girls Ranch

Jul 7, 2021

BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM United Way of Lee County is taking donations to support the Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch, following a...

Gov. Ivey Ends State of Emergency

Gov. Ivey Ends State of Emergency

Jul 7, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Gov. Kay Ivey ended Alabama’s state of emergency today that first went into effect on March 13, 2020,...

Short-Term Rental Ordinance Cleaned Up

Short-Term Rental Ordinance Cleaned Up

Jul 6, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council amended the short-term rental zoning policy Tuesday night to define a...

Point Broadband is relocating headquarters to Opelika

Jul 6, 2021

By Michelle KeyPublisherPoint Broadband of Alabama, LLC has decided to relocate its headquarters to Opelika. The city council voted to approve an...

Auburn Council Member Files Lawsuit Against City

Auburn Council Member Files Lawsuit Against City

Jun 30, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn Ward 5 Council Member Steven Dixon filed a lawsuit on Friday against the city of Auburn, his...

Former District Attorney Faces 3-Year Split Sentence; 10 Months Jail Time

Former District Attorney Faces 3-Year Split Sentence; 10 Months Jail Time

Jun 30, 2021

By Michelle KeyPublisherAfter two days of jury selection and a day and half of testimony, former District Attorney, Brandon Hughes, accepted a plea...

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