by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The congregation at First United Methodist Church of Opelika had a little extra to be thankful for during this Thanksgiving season. After about four years of planning, designing, COVID delays and...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Events, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA HEALTH OPELIKA — Not even a pandemic could stop Opelika’s Neighborhood Mobile Wellness Bus from being built, and now the bus is ready to roll. The public is invited to a kickoff event this Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Education
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Joseph Haynes believes he suffered an injustice over 40 years ago that has now been righted. Haynes said he was left off his school’s honor society list without cause or reason. “My mother was very stern, very...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller has conferred with Public Works Director Mike Hilyer and has issued an order to “suspend” the rules at city of Opelika cemeteries starting on Dec. 5, 2022, through Jan. 3, 2023, governing the...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Events
OPELIKA THEATRE COMPANY (OTC) is gearing up for our next NEW musical show in 2023: “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” A Pre-Audition Workshop (not mandatory to audition) will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Southside Center for the Arts, which is...
