by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Events
The Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center hosted its 10th annual Senior Health and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The health fair provided seniors with access to several free services, from glucose and cholesterol checks to flu shots and PSA bloodwork to screen...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Education, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA HEALTH OPELIKA — During separate ceremonies in September, nursing students from Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University signed apprenticeship agreements with East Alabama Health. The apprenticeship agreements followed...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY After interesting careers in Washington, D.C., and working on a presidential campaign for Sen. Ted Cruz, Rachel and Drew White, who grew up in Opelika, moved to Auburn last year to be near family. With two small children and a third on the way, Rachel...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Events
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Songwriters Festival will be back in downtown Opelika this weekend. The full schedule is listed below. THURSDAY, OCT. 13 7 p.m. — Cocktail Dinner With Chef Chris Wilton & John Emerald Distillery *Secret...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Obituaries
Linda Lee Drummond, 60, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at 6:30 a.m. at her home with her family by her side. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt. She was born on Oct. 24, 1961, at Lanier Hospital in...
