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Opelika High head coach suspended before Friday’s playoff game
Moore used media credentials to access game BY D. MARK MITCHELL AND MICHELLE KEY OPELIKA — Opelika head football coach Bryan Moore has been...
AHSAA basketball previewed during media day
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA –– The calendar flipping to November means the start of the high school football playoffs, but it also...
Under the Lights | Nov. 7, 2024
Post-season playoffs begin BY D. MARK MITCHELLFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — In playoff action, Auburn (9-0) will host Bob Jones (6-4) at Duck...
Veterans Day events, AU Military Appreciation Week to include mayors’ breakfasts and patriotic programs
City of Auburn wreath-laying ceremony to feature keynote speaker Jake Norotsky BY ANITA STIEFEL | EDITOR@OPELIKA OBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The community...
Copelan becomes Lee County’s first female district judge
BY DAVID BELL ANDMICHELLE KEY LEE COUNTY — Opelika attorney Samantha Copelan is the first woman to be elected Judge of Lee County District Court....
Local woman reaches goal of visiting 50 states by age 50
BY EMILY CARLSON | FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Many people aspire to achieve a milestone by the time they reach 50. For LeKeisha Presley, a...
City of Opelika announces Veterans Day event
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The City of Opelika invites the public to join the Mayor an City Council on Monday, Nov. 11, to celebrate...
County Commission – New engineering facility opens
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY —The Lee County Commission meeting opened Monday night with County Engineer Justin Hardee sharing...