by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA UTILITIES OPELIKA — Opelika Utilities has a long history of providing reliable water service for Opelika and the surrounding region. For 30 years, those efforts were led by General Manager Dan Hilyer. Matt McDougald worked with and learned from...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY OPELIKA THEATRE COMPANY OPELIKA — The second annual Black History Showcase produced by NAACP-Act/So, R.E.A.C.H. Ministries and Opelika Theatre Company (OTC) kicks off this weekend, Feb. 17 through 19, with an amazing local and national talent...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Events
The 10th annual J.W. Darden Foundation Black Tie Legacy Gala was held last Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National. Members of the J.W. Darden Foundation Inc. organized this event and it included a reception, dinner and...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 15, 2023 | Community, Events
Area-wide “Daddy-Daughter” dances were held last weekend. Photos are from some of the different events and were submitted by community members as well as the Opelika Sportsplex which hosted one of the dances. Scroll through the photos...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 15, 2023 | Obituaries
Regina passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Feb. 11, 2023. Our mother, Regina, was one of the strongest women to ever walk this earth and our family was blessed to have her as the head of the family. Regina graduated from Smiths Station High School in 1957,...
