by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
East Alabama Event Raises Autism Awareness BY WIL CREWSSPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — East Alabama’s 12th annual Going Blue for Autism event is slated for this Saturday, April 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Courthouse Square in downtown Opelika. The city of Opelika...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured, Politics
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA —Envision Opelika’s Character Council is on a mission to inspire citizens to live by the qualities of good character. These qualities include things such as: loyalty, honor, sincerity, integrity, gratitude,...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BYWOMEN’S HOPE OPELIKA — Women’s Hope Medical Clinic & Hope Adoptions will be hosting its annual Walk for Life plus 5K fundraising event on April 15. Women’s Hope is a local nonprofit that has been serving local families in Lee County now for 40...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY THEOPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPELIKA — President and CEO of the Opelika Chamber of Commerce Ali Rauch completed the U.S. Chamber Foundation Business Leads Fellowship Program on March 17. The Business Leads Fellowship Program trains and equips leaders...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events
Families who have experienced recent loss gathered for the Compassus-sponsored event “Light the Night,” March 23, below the Bethany House around the fountain in memory of their loved ones. Chaplain James “Q” Smith offered words of encouragement...