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They’re Back!

Local farmer's markets announce plans for summer Auburn's City Market open starting May 18 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — City Market, Auburn Parks and Recreation’s weekly farmer’s market, will return for the summer beginning May 18. The market will be held each...

Avenue B bridge to get new name

BY MICHELLE KEY, PUBLISHER OPELIKA — In Tuesday night’s meeting, the Opelika City Council passed a resolution to rename the Avenue B bridge after Thomas Kidd Davis III. as the “Thomas Kidd Davis III Memorial Bridge.” Davis and several members of his family were in...

Opelika Giving Day to support 10 select projects

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County residents have the opportunity to support local nonprofits on May 22 when Envision Opelika hosts the sixth annual Opelika Giving Day.The event exclusively helps Opelika-based nonprofits promote their causes and...

Bryson “ducks” under the wire, heads to finale

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The semifinal of MasterChef Junior took on a more serious tone than previous episodes, with the four remaining young cooks challenged to keep up with world-renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay as he prepared one of his...