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A “piece of the healthcare puzzle”

Story By Abigail Woods  Photos Contributed By Cornerstone Family Chiropractic  A local family business rooted in the highest quality care, Cornerstone Family Chiropractic was established in 2010 by Dr. Russell Herring and his wife Kathryn Herring, who opened...

Sports For All

Story By Hannah Lester Photos By Hannah Lester and Robert Noles  Lee County’s Special Olympics program was created to ensure that individuals with cognitive disabilities have a chance to participate in athletic events. “There’s opportunities usually for everybody...

Dolls, Trucks, Balls And Bikes

Story By Hannah LesterPhotos Contributed By The Auburn Athletics Department And AORTA Dolls, toy trucks, baseballs and bikes. Children everywhere are making lists for Santa this year. Some children, however, wouldn’t find anything under the tree if it weren’t for...

Letter From Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller

Dear Friends,  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!     It's hard to believe that another year has passed so quickly and we're celebrating Christmas! Despite all of the changes to events, programs and activities over the past year due to...

Geezers throughout the nation

We were talking about geezers. Our particular group is not  much different, I suppose, than thousands of others across the country. One time, Frosty...

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I believe I can fly

For the past several weeks, my life has been dominated by terrible headaches and even worse dreams. Last night, my headaches subsided, and I dreamed...

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Preventing Parvo

Recently, a Facebook contact began posting pictures and videos of her adorable new puppy. They were taken at the dog park, at a lake and at other...

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‘We all must do our part’

Councilman Larry Gray shares his mission, vision for Opelika, joining ranks of previous civic leaders By Donna Williamson Opelika Observer Larry...

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Saying goodbye

It happened again. Three weeks to the day of losing my Luke, I find myself mourning another of my dogs. This time it’s Dolce, Tarkom Sugar Diamond...

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Sweet home Opelika

After getting married to an Auburn girl last year, I tried to sell my house in Opelika, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Lucy put her house in Auburn...

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Signing day at OHS

  By D. Mark Mitchell Sports columnist SIGNING DAY Wednesday was signing day for student/athletes across the country. Opelika had 7 athletes...

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