By Hardy Jackson As some of you gentle readers might know, a few years back I wrote a book titled The Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera. It is...
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Tiger Giving Day 2018 to feature unique projects
Special to the Opelika Observer Auburn University’s Tiger Giving Day on Feb. 21 will aim to unite the Auburn community at www.TigerGiving.org...
Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area No. 10 in the Best Performing Cities Annual Index
Special to the Opelika Observer The 2017 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index recently named the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area No. 10 in...
OPD searching for missing 15-year-old with autism
UPDATE: According to OPD Capt. Bobby Kilgore, Justin Mims has been found. By Rebekah Martin Associate Editor The Opelika Police Department is asking...
Solar Eclipse frenzy
Limited supply of solar eclipse glasses now available at Almost Anything By Michelle Key Editor People in search of solar eclipse glasses watched...
Bicentennial Beer
By Hardy Jackson In case you haven’t noticed, Alabama is in the midst of its Bicentennial Celebration. And how better to mark this historic event...
The Exodus Ranch provides children with home, hope
By Kris Martins Opelika Observer In the outskirts of Opelika, a loose gravel road winds its way to a white antebellum house sitting on a brick...
Planning Commission grants conditional use requests
By Morgan Bryce Staff Reporter The Opelika Planning Commission granted a conditional use request during its meeting last Tuesday for a new Subway...
Virtual Reality kits for OCS students
By Fred Woods Editor Virtual reality. If you can’t actually go and see it first hand, virtual reality is the next best thing. Opelika Board of...