BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION —Smiths Station broke ground Monday on its new storm shelter, which will be...
Smiths Station begins storm shelter construction
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Hooked Martial ArtsEmpowering special needs individuals through adaptive training
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Loachapoka’s Thelma Jones celebrates 105th birthday, offers words of wisdom
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Circles of Opelika strives to reduce poverty
BY MICHELLE KEYEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Circles of Opelika, a local nonprofit, is working to changes lives in the local community. Led...
What’s next for the residents of Springwood Hotel?
CONTRIBUTED BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Ten days after nearly 120 long-term residents of the Springwood Hotel were evacuated at the request of the...
Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home now open
PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | THE OBSERVER The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs dedicated the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins Veterans Home...
Turning sweet and salty into kettle corn success
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Industries to invest $47 million at Opelika facilities
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Hotel residents ordered to leave facility
BY ANITA STIEFEL | THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — “Less than 24 hours’ notice, and now what are we supposed to do?” asked 61-year-old Donald Preston, who...