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Auburn University Applied Research Institute to oversee $50M manufacturing project

Army advanced manufacturing project is the largest research contract in university history BY AUBURN UNIVERSITY NEWS | BY JEREMY HENDERSON How much is Auburn University's advanced manufacturing expertise worth to the U.S. Army? Up to $50 million.That's the total of a...

OHS’ new football coach ready to ‘get the life back in this program’

BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika High School hosted a meet-and-greet for new head football coach Bryan Moore on Jan. 4 at the school’s indoor practice facility.Opelika City Schools Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore introduced Moore to a...

Auburn band is ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’

BY MICHELLE KEY | PUBLISHER PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER More than 450 bands from high school and collegiate levels entered the Metallica Marching Band Competition "For Whom the Band Tolls" and the Auburn University Marching Band's (AUMB) was named the victor in...

All students in county schools now eligible for free meals

Breakfast & lunch at no cost, with no application process BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Lee County Board of Education distributed a letter to parents announcing the system's participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP),...
Opelika Goes Back to School

Opelika Goes Back to School

Opelika students returned to the classroom last week. Pictured are students from Carver Elementary, the new Fox Run sixth grade school and Jeter...

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