OHS welcomes new band director Neil Sasser By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter As Neil Sasser takes the reins of the Opelika High School Marching Band as the new director, he and his family are happy to settle into a city with such a “rich band tradition.” According...

Lee County Special Olympian wins gold medal at world games By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Lee County’s very own Gideon Weigel brought home a gold medal in volleyball from the Special Olympic World Games in Las Angeles last week. “It feels like I’m on top of a...

Opelika in the 1940s: we've come a long way Special to the Opelika Observer To many people, the 1940s conjure up a picture of a world war and perhaps the loved ones who were lost during service, but the 1940s also held a lot of positive things for Opelika and its...

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Christopher Floyd II, a fourth grade student at Northside Intermediate, used his love of art to benefit the elderly of Lee County at an art show held at Auburn University on Saturday. The proceeds of Floyd’s art will be donated to...