by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Community
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — East Alabama Health (EAH) is getting recognized in more ways than one. The hospital’s care and awareness efforts have recently earned various distinctions and certifications that are helping to advance its...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned many times before in this column, I love living here in Lee County. Although I lived in Georgia for 26 of my 60 years, in my heart, I have always been an Alabamian. I love that as a Southerner, I was taught: 1. to say “Yes or...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Last Thursday night, Walters’ Gas and Grill in Opelika was featured on the national television show “Restaurant: Impossible” after it was revamped last October by show host Robert Irvine and his team. Penny and Robert Walters,...
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...
