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March 3, 2019

Rememberance, Reflection, Resilence BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD — Survivors of the March 3, 2019, tornado in Lee County gathered Sunday at Providence Baptist Church in Beauregard to mark the fifth anniversary of the day and to honor the 23 people...

‘Renfro House’ ordinance tabled by city council

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — During its March 5 meeting, the Opelika City Council voted to table the ordinance that proposed the rezoning of property located at 414 N. 10th St. from R2 to an I1 (industrial zone.)The council announced plans to...

Copelan, Drury win local primary elections without a runoff

BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER Publisher's Note —These results are unofficial until certified by election officials. LEE COUNTY — Two local three-candidate races in Tuesday’s Presidential Primary Election were decided without the necessity for a runoff.According to the...

World-renowned animal behaviorist brings her message about having autism to AU

BY ANITA STIEFEL ANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Auburn University’s College of Agriculture welcomed Dr. Temple Grandin, world-renowned academic, animal behaviorist and autism advocate to campus on Feb. 26. A prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal...

Opelika’s Morris Avenue Intermediate School shifts to remote learning

Jan 4, 2021

Contributed by Opelika City Schools Due to a positive COVID-19 test of a staff member, multiple close contact exposures of staff and the lack of...

Opelika Boys Basketball Coach Abruptly Resigns

Opelika Boys Basketball Coach Abruptly Resigns

Jan 4, 2021

Wesley Button named as Interim Head Coach By D. Mark MitchellPrior to him leaving this summer to take a job at Enterprise High School, the Opelika...

A three-year career to 25 years with the city of Auburn: Jim Buston retires

A three-year career to 25 years with the city of Auburn: Jim Buston retires

Jan 2, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.co A month from tomorrow is Jim Buston’s last day as city manager for the city of Auburn. Buston never...

Colleen Jennings keeps Auburn beautiful with flowers

Colleen Jennings keeps Auburn beautiful with flowers

Jan 1, 2021

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Would the loveliest village on the plains be complete without downtown Auburn’s hanging baskets of...

Opelika Middle Schooler participating in Junior Academic All American Bowl

Opelika Middle Schooler participating in Junior Academic All American Bowl

Jan 1, 2021

By Wil CrewsSportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Skylan Holstick is a seventh grader at Opelika Middle School. He and 59 other middle school footballers...

Opelika’s Watts and Stinson earn ASWA first-team honors

Opelika’s Watts and Stinson earn ASWA first-team honors

Dec 31, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Opelika’s Eric Watts and Jarrell Stinson were named to the ASWA Class 6A All-State First Team along with...

Chuma Okeke, Isaac Okoro make NBA debuts

Chuma Okeke, Isaac Okoro make NBA debuts

Dec 31, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com With contributions from AU Athletics Former Auburn standouts Chuma Okeke and Isaac Okoro made their...

Lee-Scott playing through the holiday season

Lee-Scott playing through the holiday season

Dec 30, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com The Lee-Scott Academy Warriors boys’ and girls’ varsity teams faced off against Morgan Academy on Dec....

Goodbye, 2020

Goodbye, 2020

Dec 30, 2020

By Opelika Observer Staff Without a doubt, 2020 has been the most unusual year in Observer history. A year that started out with promise and vision...

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