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KLM Tasty Donuts opens in Opelika

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Spreading the joy of sweet treats through opening KLM Tasty Donuts in Opelika, Owner and Operator Gigi Chhim said after years of serving Lee County customers in her original location, Tasty Donuts in Lanett, she decided to expand...

Suspicious fires close two Opelika day care facilities

BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Less than six days after a fire damaged one Opelika child care center, the Opelika Fire Department was called to a second facility late Monday night prompting investigators to examine whether the incidents are connected. As a result of the...

Auburn Police Chief Anderson retires, Harris appointed

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — Cedric Anderson, Auburn’s chief of police since 2020, will retire at the end of January after 34-years in local policing. His successor, Assistant Police Chief Mike Harris, will take over as Auburn’s next police chief on Feb....

Dream Day Foundation marks 27th annual MLK celebration

PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES THE OBSERVER Students, families and community members from Lee and Chambers counties gather Monday, Jan. 19, at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts for the Dream Day Foundation’s 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday...

EAMC North marks major mental health expansion

EAMC North marks major mental health expansion

Dec 23, 2025

BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER OPELIKA — East Alabama Health officially celebrated the grand opening of EAMC North, a new, freestanding mental health...

Sheriff: ‘We’re coming for you’ as 22 arrested in gang case

Sheriff: ‘We’re coming for you’ as 22 arrested in gang case

Dec 16, 2025

BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, along with state and federal investigators, have arrested 22 individuals...

Shop local and support the community this holiday season

Shop local and support the community this holiday season

Dec 16, 2025

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — This holiday season, Executive Director of Opelika Main Street, Kelsey Sullivan, said she wants to remind...

Making a legacy out of lemons

Making a legacy out of lemons

Dec 16, 2025

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Grandma Val’s Lemonade and More is turning lemons into a legacy and is now offering bottled OG Lemonade and...

CARE Humane Society in need of holiday fosters

CARE Humane Society in need of holiday fosters

Dec 16, 2025

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Care for community pets this holiday season. CARE Humane Society is in need of holiday fosters, and even...

Opelika names new police chief

Opelika names new police chief

Dec 10, 2025

The city of Opelika announced the appointment of Johnathan Clifton as the new Chief of Police on Wednesday, Dec. 10. A decorated leader with over 26...

Numerous holiday events make Opelika a Christmas Destination

Numerous holiday events make Opelika a Christmas Destination

Dec 9, 2025

BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — With its historic neighborhoods glowing, downtown buzzing and long-standing traditions returning in full force,...

Maria Jewelers holds second annual First Responders Appreciation Sale

Maria Jewelers holds second annual First Responders Appreciation Sale

Dec 9, 2025

BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Maria Jewelers is holding its second annual First Responders Weekend Appreciation Sale from Dec. 12-13 and...

Six shows, one big milestone

Six shows, one big milestone

Dec 9, 2025

BY HANNAH HERRERAFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Arts Association of East Alabama is celebrating 60 years in the Auburn-Opelika community with a...

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