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Main Street creates Downtown Dollars

BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — LaFayette Main Street now offers Downtown Dollars that operate like a gift card but can be used at the local businesses downtown.“It really incentivized people to shop at their local businesses, and this is something that I...

Eli Manning in Auburn to film new ESPN+ show

Guiness Book of World Records on hand for Toomer’s tree rolling BY SAM VISEFOR THE OBSERVER CORRECTION: According to Auburn's public affairs office, Eli Manning misspoke when he said that Gov. Kay Ivey would be at the Toomer’s Corner event. She was never scheduled to...

Young stars give OHS softball foundation to build on

BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | FOR THE OBSERVER Now an established presence both on home plate and in the infield, McCall Clayton looks to build on a successful eighth grade campaign. Photo courtesy of Clayton’s Hudl account. JZ Agee (No. 3) celebrates an inning-ending play in a...

Beyond the Batch offers gluten-free baked goods

BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn-Opelika dessert scene just got a little bit sweeter and a lot more inclusive. Beyond the Batch, a new home bakery based in Auburn, is crafting sweet treats that are entirely gluten-free.Owner Melissa Gipson launched...
100th Birthday

100th Birthday

Lillian Dalton Miller of Auburn, pictured seated at the top of the stairs, celebrated her 100th birthday on July 10 with an old-fashioned picnic...

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Fire guts downtown office

Fire guts downtown office

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA – A fire broke out overnight in the building located at 13 N. 8th St. in downtown...

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Cheers on the Corner Returns

Cheers on the Corner Returns

The Auburn Downtown Merchants Association will host the 8th annual Cheers on the Corner event July 26, in downtown Auburn. This event has been a...

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