by The Observer Staff | May 24, 2023 | Community, Events
Music fills the air in Courthouse Square in Opelika every Wednesday during May. Noon Tunes, sponsored by the Opelika Parks and Recreation Department, is held at noon each week. The community is invited to come and enjoy the hour-long, free, open-air concert. Local...
by The Observer Staff | May 24, 2023 | Community, Events, Sports
The Alabama Senior Olympics recently held a track and field event at Opelika High School. Athletes over the age of 50 participated in various track and field competitions. One athlete is still competing in the games at the age of 96. For more information on Alabama...
by The Observer Staff | May 24, 2023 | Obituaries
Funeral services for Mr. Harry G. Vogler, 78, of Opelika, were held Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Vogler passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023. He was born on June 10, 1944. Mr. Vogler is preceded in death by his wife of 41...
by The Observer Staff | May 24, 2023 | Obituaries
Sarah Ruth Coxwell Engle, 90, of Opelika, passed away Monday, May 15, 2023, at Arbor Springs Health and Rehab Center in Opelika. Mrs. Engle was a native of Union Springs, Alabama, and lived most of her life in Opelika. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
Summer is here and so is the weekly farmer’s market hosted by O Grows. The market sets up at the Southside Center for the Arts, located across from the Opelika Public Library at 1103 Glenn St., in Opelika. The market runs from 3 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday through...
