By Wil Crews SportsCrews@Opelikaobserver.com After last weeks’ disappointing loss against the Gardendale Rockets, the Smiths Station...
Smiths Station suffers defeat in regional opener
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Opelika holds 2nd town hall meeting
By Will FairlessAssociate Editor The City of Opelika held the second installment of its town hall series last Thursday. The meeting was called...
Opelika Wins Four Prestigious Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence
Courtesy of OpelikaMain Street Opelika has been awarded four prestigious 2020 Main Street Alabama Awards of Excellence. The awards are designed to...
Women’s Hope 37th Annual Banquet
Courtesy ofWomen’s Hope Women’s Hope Medical Clinic, a non-profit organization in Auburn, is hosting its 37th annual banquet as a virtual event this...
America’s Thrift Stores opening in Opelika
By Michelle KeyPublisher After sitting empty for nearly three years, the 52,602 square foot building that formerly housed Gander Mountain is getting...
Beulah residents ready to fight proposed quarry
By Michelle KeyPublisher A group of concerned citizens, led by Tara Brumfield and Danielle Ritch, met Friday night at the Cusseta Event Center to...
Prison system issues show ‘lack of institutional control’
Op-Ed by Matt Simpson “Lack of institutional control.” Growing up as a sports fan in Alabama, and even when I attended the University of Alabama, I...
A Community Prays
Photos by Robert Noles/Opelika Observer Community members gather at the top of the parking deck of EAMC to offer prayers for patients and staff....
EAMC SETS NEW HIGH IN COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS
Courtesy EAMC After having 54 hospitalized patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 on April 11, and then beginning a descent, EAMC officials hoped...