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Music will fill the air in Opelika this weekend

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika Songwriters Festival kicks off this Friday evening, offering a weekend full of music and fun. The annual event attracts die-hard music lovers from around the Southeast, who come to see more than 30 singer-songwriters...

Bryson shines in MasterChef Junior finale, part one

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM Young chef and fellow MasterChef Junior contestant Asher Niles flew all the way to Auburn/Opelika from Washington state to join Bryson McGlynn at a watch party for the show’s season finale, part one. OPELIKA — This week’s...

Local family wins game show

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika’s Harvis family were grand prize winners on the television game show Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey.The Harvises first applied to be on the show in 2015 and were finally called to be contestants for...

A storybook ending for Glenwood

BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — It played out like a storybook tale for Glenwood’s baseball team.In both schools’ last season in the AISA, Glenwood defeated Lee-Scott Academy in three games to win the AISA 3A State Championship for the second year in...