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Avenue B bridge to get new name

BY MICHELLE KEY, PUBLISHER OPELIKA — In Tuesday night’s meeting, the Opelika City Council passed a resolution to rename the Avenue B bridge after Thomas Kidd Davis III. as the “Thomas Kidd Davis III Memorial Bridge.” Davis and several members of his family were in...
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Opelika Giving Day to support 10 select projects

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Lee County residents have the opportunity to support local nonprofits on May 22 when Envision Opelika hosts the sixth annual Opelika Giving Day.The event exclusively helps Opelika-based nonprofits promote their causes and...
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Bryson “ducks” under the wire, heads to finale

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The semifinal of MasterChef Junior took on a more serious tone than previous episodes, with the four remaining young cooks challenged to keep up with world-renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay as he prepared one of his...
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Pepperell Branch-Waverly Trail now open

BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The community’s newest recreational and nature trail officially opened to the public April 25 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Opelika Chamber of Commerce. The Pepperell Branch-Waverly Trail is located on Waverly...
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Beat Bama Food Drive

Beat Bama Food Drive

Oct 4, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY THE FOOD BANK OF EAST ALABAMA ALABAMA —Another "food fight" is underway as the annual Beat ‘Bama Food Drive kicked off on Sept. 29....

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New Name — Same CARE

New Name — Same CARE

Oct 4, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CARE HUMANE SOCIETY LEE COUNTY —The Lee County Humane Society recently announced it is rebranding and changing its name to CARE...

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