by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — A prayer circle formed in front of the fountain in Opelika’s Courthouse Square late Monday afternoon as community members gathered to offer up prayers for the healing of the victims of the Dadeville...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Auburn Police Department (APD), Opelika Police Department (OPD), Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Lee County District Attorney’s Office (LCDAO) have partnered to create the Metro Gun Crimes Task Force...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 2, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Amore Jo’Veah Wiggins was born on Jan. 1, 2006, to Sherry Wiggins — a mother that loved her and named her accordingly. Six years later, the remains of a small child were discovered in a wooded area in Opelika. The...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 31, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF UPDATED 2:31 p.m., Friday, March 31, 2023 AUBURN — Sidney Hancock, public relations specialist for city of Auburn Public Safety, confirmed to The Observer today that there is a heavy police presence in downtown Auburn from Magnolia Avenue to the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH LESTER AND KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH EDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Eleven years ago, the Opelika Police Department discovered the skeletal remains of a little girl — an unknown little girl. But now, just a few days shy of the anniversary of her...
