'Cheese Curd Update' BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The tension was thick as the seven remaining contestants entered the...
Bryson faces his nightmare ingredient: Lima beans
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Unite movement scorching across SEC schools after sparking in Auburn
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– It’s been over seven months since the Unite movement began in Auburn, and the Christian revival that it...
OMS history teacher wins fourth weight lifting national championship
Opelika Middle School history teacher Justin Devereux won his fourth National Championship Title at the 2024 USA Masters National Weightlifting...
Wilmore Park to receive $10 million in upgrades
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Lake Wilmore Park will receive more than $10 million in upgrades after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday...
Opelika City Council votes against I-1 zoning
BY MICHELLE KEYMICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council voted against an ordinance that would have changed the zoning of...
Observing the eclipse
PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES Community members gathered throughout the area to view the solar eclipe that occured April 8. While Lee County was not in the...
Opelika receives Heart Safe Environment Award
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika has received a Heart Safe Environment award from Cardiac Solutions.Two and a half...
Bessie Coleman featured at Opelika library’s story hour
Life of first Black female aviator told by niece BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika Public Library (OPL) recently hosted a story...
‘FarmHub’ directly connects consumers with local farmers
BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Opelika is home to an abundance of farmers, but few community members eat the foods these local farmers...