by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2023 | Obituaries
Donald “Don” Ellis McConnell, 86, of Opelika, passed away March 27, 2023. Born and raised in Opelika, Don graduated from Opelika (Clift) High School and attended Auburn University. Don owned and operated McConnell Cleaners for over 40 years with his wife Margaret. He...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2023 | Obituaries
Roger Dale McCreless, 72, passed away from aplastic anemia on March 25, 2023, at Bethany House in Auburn. He was born Dec. 28, 1950, in Haleyville, Alabama, the son of Hollis Aaron McCreless and Mildred Gore McCreless. Roger graduated from Haleyville High School in...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 5, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Business Over Breakfast event on April 11, 2023, at Southern Union State Community College in Opelika. Join the Opelika Chamber of Commerce as it hosts the...
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 29, 2023 | Community
Storms tore through East Alabama Sunday night, March 26, causing damage to the roof and back wall of the building housing Niffer’s Place in downtown Opelika. Niffer’s stated in a Facebook post that it is grateful that no one was in the building at the time of...
