by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Rose Turee Thomas, 61, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on Oct. 16, 2022, at the Bethany House in Auburn, after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She was born Oct. 22, 1960, at the Wheeler...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Featured, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council approved a Subaward Agreement with Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for Pepperell Creekline Trail improvements. Gov. Kay Ivey awarded the city $210,000 to construct a...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY GIRLSCOUTS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA OPELIKA — The Girl Scout Bronze Award is the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can earn, and one Opelika troop has done just that. Girl Scouts who earn this award demonstrate achievements in leadership development,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Molly Anderson Howard, owner of Studio 3:19 in Opelika, recently appeared alongside her family on the popular game show “Family Feud.” How the Anderson family came to appear on the show is a story about making the...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Resting Pulse Brewing Company will host the first-ever Adult Pinewood Derby on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, starting at 5 p.m. This event is in partnership with the Opelika Chamber of Commerce, Food Truck Friday, Auburn Chamber of...