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Honoring Valor

Congratulations to our 2024 Public Safety Award Winners: -Emergency Management Professional of the Year Clint Knox - Emergency Medic of the Year Brandi Hines - Firefighter of the Year Battalion Chief Tracey Johnson -Police Officer of the Year Officer Chase Bridges -...
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Opelika Pickleball Club presents city with check

The Opelika Pickleball Club presented the city of Opelika with a check in the amount of $100,000 during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Our club has experienced a stellar year. Opelika Parks and Recreation Director Sam Bailey and Club President Jim Young...
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The Iron Bowl: An Alabama tradition rooted in rivalry and Thanksgiving

BY BRANDON HUGHESFOR LIVE LEE MAGAZINE AUBURN — The Iron Bowl is more than just a football game — it's a cultural event that reverberates not just across the state of Alabama but across the nation. Held annually, usually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the game...
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A-O Habitat for Humanity dedicates 77th home

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Lamb family received the keys to their new home on Bedell Avenue in Auburn last week during a ceremony marking the 77th local dedication for Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity.Habitat Executive Director Mark Grantham...
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Teachers for the Next Generation

Teachers for the Next Generation

Jan 4, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN —  After 19 years of teaching, Shannon Brandt said she had no intentions of doing anything...

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Susie K’s Shutters Its Doors

Susie K’s Shutters Its Doors

Jan 4, 2023

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika has lost one of its popular meat-and-three, country-style restaurants. Susie K's,...

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Straight From the Headlines

Straight From the Headlines

Dec 28, 2022

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —  It is time to say goodbye to 2022. It has become a tradition for The Observer to...

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