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Auburn City Council approves fire station bid

By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com Auburn City Council approved the contract for the new Auburn Fire Station during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The contract with W.W. Compton Contractor, LLC was approved for over $3.1 million for the Fire Station 6...

Mercy Medical Clinic provides all kinds of healing

By Will Fairless Associate Editor Dr. Dell Crosby has been in a wheelchair for 12 weeks. He has been doing pull-ups on a modified porch swing, exercising his legs any way he can (which amounts to small movements in bed with ankle weights on), praying and keeping up on...

Hiring event offered Nov. 6, more than 200 positions available

Courtesy ofThe City of Opelika The City of Opelika is excited to announce that there will be a multi-company hiring event on Nov. 6, 2020. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Opelika Sportsplex. Opelika employers will be offering more than 200...

Beauregard: 19, Sylacauga: 51

Rick LanierOpelika Observer Hurricane Delta announced its arrival in Lee County as pouring rain from its outer bands soaked East Alabama for most of the day. Forty-five minutes before kickoff and Homecoming 2020, it looked like Delta had decided to sit for a spell as...

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

Sep 11, 2019

CITY OF OPELIKA NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS TO: RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA AND ALL OTHER...

Mayor Gary Fuller proclaims Sept. 6 to be ‘Raymond Newman Day’ in honor of Newman’s 100th birthday

Mayor Gary Fuller proclaims Sept. 6 to be ‘Raymond Newman Day’ in honor of Newman’s 100th birthday

Sep 11, 2019

By Michelle Key Publisher During last week’s city council meeting on Sept. 3, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller issued a Proclamation to Raymond Newman...

Lee County Commission approves bond refund during Monday’s meeting

Lee County Commission approves bond refund during Monday’s meeting

Sep 11, 2019

By Michelle Key Publisher The Lee County Commission voted to approve the refunding of the Series 201-A Bond Warrants in order to take advantage of...

Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Sep 11, 2019

By Steve Flowers The upcoming 2020 census is extremely critical in Alabama and the rest of the states in the nation, as well. The census affects the...

Sens. Tom Whatley, Randy Price commend USDOT for setting aside $10.8 million to replace six bridges on Interstate 85

Sens. Tom Whatley, Randy Price commend USDOT for setting aside $10.8 million to replace six bridges on Interstate 85

Sep 11, 2019

Special to the Opelika Observer State Sens. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) and Randy Price (R-Opelika) released a statement last week praising the U.S....

Opelika City Schools respond to letter from Freedom from Religion Foundation

Opelika City Schools respond to letter from Freedom from Religion Foundation

Sep 9, 2019

Special to the Opelika ObserverThe following statement was issued from the office of Opelika City Schools Superintendent Mark Neighbors: On Sept. 3,...

Campus Club friends share recipes for parties, tailgating

Campus Club friends share recipes for parties, tailgating

Sep 5, 2019

By Ann Cipperly Auburn University Campus Club friends Michelle Reed, Deidra Bell and Debbie Richbourg were co-hostesses for the Garden Party with...

Sen. Doug Jones announces bipartisan ‘Family Farmer Relief Act’ signed into law by President Trump last week

Sen. Doug Jones announces bipartisan ‘Family Farmer Relief Act’ signed into law by President Trump last week

Sep 5, 2019

Special to the Opelika Observer As bankruptcy rates among American farmers near record highs, Sen. Doug Jones announced that bipartisan legislation...

Second Opelika daycare owner pleads guilty in public assistance fraud case last week

Second Opelika daycare owner pleads guilty in public assistance fraud case last week

Sep 5, 2019

Special to the Opelika Observer A press release sent out Friday by the Lee County District Attorney’s Office states that former First Step Learning...

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