By Michelle KeyPublisher The Opelika City Council voted to approve the expenditure of $400,000 of grant funds received from Alabama Department...
Opelika to fund new senior center
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Memorials held on second anniversary of 2019 disaster
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor A memorial event was held at noon on March 3 at Courthouse Square in Opelika. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones spoke,...
Panthers’ three wins come at high cost
By JD McCarthy for the Opelika Observer In a grueling six-day stretch, the Smiths Station boys’ soccer team came away with three wins in three...
Ginger Stern continues in parents’ footsteps with love of community
By Ann Cipperly Since moving back to her hometown in 2014, Ginger Stern has been active in the community as she follows in the footsteps of her...
Making the Grade: Kountry Kitchen of Clanton
By Stacey Patton Wallace During the last 12 months, the pandemic has affected all of us in different ways. Back on March 13, 2020, Mike and I were...
City honors Brandon Taylor for heroism
By Michelle KeyPublisher During last week’s city council meeting, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller and the council honored Opelika resident, Brandon Taylor...
Response to citizens
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council discussed how the council responds to citizens during its committee of the whole...
Key Living Solutions to host tiny house showcase
By Kayla EvansFor the Opelika Observer On March 12, business owner Emily Key is hosting a showcase to show the Lee County community what a tiny...
Suspect in Opelika murder case arrested
Contributed by the OPD On March 5, the Opelika Police Department arrested Raphael Maurice Browning, a 35-year-old from Opelika. Browning is charged...