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Chiefs come up short in title game

  By Fred Woods Editor Our Opelika Chiefs came up short, 17 - 14,  in the APDFL National Championship game Saturday night in Locust Grove, Georgia. The Chiefs lost on an Oklahoma City Bounty Hunters’ 25-yard field goal with 2:18 left in the game, ending the...
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Hopewell UMC to hold 170th homecoming service June

By Morgan Bryce Opelika Observer Members and friends of Hopewell United Methodist Church will come together this Sunday to celebrate the church’s 170th anniversary. Located on the outskirts of Opelika at 1993 Lee Road 136, the whitewashed church sits atop a hill...
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Opelika Parks & Rec track, field team wins big in Trussville

Photo by Robert Noles The Opelika Parks & Rec track and field team competed in the ARPA state meet in Trussville last month. The team had 14 first place finshes, 11 second place finishes and nine third place finishes. The girls took overall first place and the...
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Opelika’s first discount pharmacy

Bubba’s Medicine Shop celebrates 40 years By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Bubba’s Medicine Shop will celebrate 40 years of serving Opelika this month. According to Jeff Jerkins, current owner who has worked at Bubba’s for neatly 20 years, said Bubba Young first...
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Sasser takes the stand

Sasser takes the stand

Aug 21, 2015

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...

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Going for gold

Going for gold

Aug 14, 2015

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...

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Through the decades

Through the decades

Aug 7, 2015

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...

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For the love of art

For the love of art

Aug 7, 2015

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Christopher Floyd II, a fourth grade student at Northside Intermediate, used his love of art to benefit the...

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Cannon lends a hand

Cannon lends a hand

Jun 26, 2015

By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter Dan Cannon and the staff at Cannon Carpet One are teaming up with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to the Towers...

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‘Do unto others’

‘Do unto others’

Jun 26, 2015

Christian Care Ministries provides physical, spiritual food to Opelika's needy By Anna-Claire Terry Staff Reporter The Christian Care Ministries...

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A scoop of history

A scoop of history

Jun 19, 2015

O Town Ice Cream features flavors named for Opelika people, places By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor Angela George is giving downtown Opelika “the...

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