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OCT’s Penguin Project to perform Annie Jr. March 7-10

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Community Theatre’s Penguin Project will present the play Annie Jr. March 7-10.The Penguin Project creates opportunities for students in the community who have special needs to participate in the arts and showcase their...

Opelika sixth-grader competing on national television

Bryson McGlynn vies to be Gordon Ramsay's MasterChef Junior BY ANITA STIEFEL &ELESE MCKINLEY Bryson McGlynn, a sixth-grader from Opelika, was joined by his friends and family at O'Town to watch his debut on the cooking competition show MasterChef Junior. OPELIKA —...

Sheriff remembers people helping people

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones has not forgotten the scene when he arrived at the intersection of Highway 51 and Lee County Road 38 in Beauregard. He arrived in Beauregard a mere 15 minutes after the EF-4 tornado...

EMA director recalls fateful day, looks toward future

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — March 3, 2019, is a date forever etched into the memory of most Lee County residents, especially those in Beauregard and Smiths Station. Twenty-three lives were lost, more than a hundred people were injured and...
Working through a pandemic

Working through a pandemic

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Almost all Auburn students, and their parents, know who Fred Kam is. Especially since the pandemic began...

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Turnovers mar the Tigers

Turnovers mar the Tigers

Auburn 1-1 to open conference play, fall to 6-4 overall By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Auburn opened its SEC conference schedule with a...

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