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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...

Registration underway for ‘Bo Bikes Bama’

VIP Golf Experience, Kickoff Party also planned CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER | PHOTO BY ED SIKORA AUBURN — The 13th annual Bo Bikes Bama charity ride will be held on the 13th anniversary of the 2011 tornadoes, Saturday, April 27, in Auburn.Bo Bikes Bama raises money...

The public addresses Opelika Council regarding rezoning

BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council held four public hearings during Tuesday night’s meeting, with one of those being for the rezoning of the Renfro House located at 414 N. 10th St. in Opelika. That public hearing drew a...

New Opelika Senior Center now open

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika and Lee-Russell Council of Governments held a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new Opelika Senior Center, located at 1103 Glenn St. in Opelika on Monday, Feb. 12.“This new facility has been a...
Auburn overwhelmed by Texas A&M

Auburn overwhelmed by Texas A&M

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com Leading by six with 13:31 left in the fourth quarter, Auburn’s Zakoby McClain had a potential...

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Auburn in gingerbread

Auburn in gingerbread

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com A tantalizing amount of gingerbread is set up in the Auburn Hotel each year, but it isn’t for eating....

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