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The Graduate Auburn celebrates topping out

Nostalgia-themed hotel, cafe with rooftop bar expected to open this fall CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Construction firm Robins & Morton marked the topping out of the Graduate Auburn hotel on Jan. 31 in Auburn.The topping out ceremony celebrates installing...

Here Molly Girl offers strategic, creative marketing

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — After working for more than 15 years and building a solid reputation as a marketing professional in Birmingham and the Auburn-Opelika area, Katy Harper Doss decided in 2016 to bet on herself, stop working for...

Alabama Port Authority study finds Lee County benefits from $2.2 billion economic impact

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — A new study has revealed that the port of Mobile’s impact on Alabama’s economy totals a whopping $98.3 billion, an increase of roughly $13 billion from the previous year’s impact. The Alabama Port Authority commissioned the...

OCT’s Black History Showcase is Feb. 16-18

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Community Theater is once again sharing black history through a showcase Feb. 23-25. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.“The Black History Showcase is an outreach program that we do for...

Taking Steps Forward

Taking Steps Forward

Dec 1, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com A new sign in front of the Auburn University Student Center is a physical example of progress on Auburn...

Opelika Dawg Pound playing through the pandemic

Opelika Dawg Pound playing through the pandemic

Dec 1, 2020

By Wil Crewssportscrews@opelikaobserver.com If you’ve watched any football in 2020, you’ve become accustomed to players missing games due to...

Coffee Cat supports female artists and family businesses

Coffee Cat supports female artists and family businesses

Dec 1, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Coffee Cat has made a home for itself in downtown Auburn, as one of the popular coffee shops for locals...

Auburn Council votes against annexation and ‘no parking’ zones

Auburn Council votes against annexation and ‘no parking’ zones

Dec 1, 2020

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com The Auburn City Council met Tuesday night and voted against annexing 93.96 acres located on 1100...

Betsy Lynne Hall Ledoux shares a taste of “home”

Betsy Lynne Hall Ledoux shares a taste of “home”

Nov 30, 2020

By Ann Cipperly After living in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and various places in the United States, Betsy Lynne Hall Ledoux returned to her...

First Baptist pastor and new Opelika resident loving life in East Alabama

First Baptist pastor and new Opelika resident loving life in East Alabama

Nov 30, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor Paul Dunbar moved to Opelika at the beginning of this year to become the new kids pastor at First Baptist. He...

First Baptist pastor and new Opelika resident loving life in East Alabama

Deadline to sponsor wreaths for Fort Mitchell Nov. 30

Nov 30, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor This year, although the annual event will look different because of COVID-19, there will still be wreaths laid on...

East Alabama YFC holds “Comedy Cafe”

East Alabama YFC holds “Comedy Cafe”

Nov 21, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor East Alabama Youth For Christ held its annual Comedy Cafe at First Baptist Church in Opelika on the evenings of...

Lee County School Board installs new member, vice president

Lee County School Board installs new member, vice president

Nov 21, 2020

By Will FairlessAssociate Editor The Lee County School Board swore in a new member and decided on its president and vice president for this term...

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