by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Travel & Hospitality Awards announced May 30 that Opelika’s Better Bodies Massage Institute and Clinic has been awarded in its 2023 Spa & Wellness Awards program. The recipients of Travel &...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika Rotary’s annual grilling competition, Burger Wars, returns to downtown Opelika Saturday, June 3. Suitable for all ages and free to attend, Burger Wars, which first took place in 2015, is one of the most...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA ARTS ASSOCIATION EAST ALABAMA — East Alabama Arts is pleased to announce a new programming initiative, OPEN BOOK, a grassroots play exploration group led by Melaine Bennett and Steve Bice. OPEN BOOK is a group of local community theater...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Obituaries
Stephanie Walker passed away on May 21, 2023. She was born in Opelika, on Oct. 23, 1979. Stephanie was a loving wife to her husband, Troy Cole, and a devoted mother to her children, Lance and Abby. Stephanie had a passion for nursing along with caring for others. She...
by The Observer Staff | May 24, 2023 | Community, Education, Events, Featured, Schools
Award-Winning Author Inspires New Love of Reading for Local Students BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Anything is possible. That’s what award-winning author, illustrator and self-proclaimed “nice guy” Jerry Craft aims to instill in...
