by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community, Events, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The sound of music will fill the air in downtown Opelika this October for the third Opelika Songwriters Festival. The festival will kick off Thursday, Oct. 13, with a cocktail dinner at 7 p.m. The music...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Community, Events
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The community is invited to the historic George and Addie Giddens Cemetery for a final public cleanup effort Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. The African American cemetery, located on a 7-acre lot in the 2500...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — More than 200 representatives from communities across Alabama flocked to Opelika in August for Main Street Alabama’s annual LAB conference. After three days of workshops and six Awards of Excellence,...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 31, 2022 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika welcomed Griffin O’Connor to the Opelika Economic Development team on Aug. 1, 2022, to fill the newly created position of talent attraction and retention coordinator. “We are thrilled to have Griffin...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 17, 2014 | Community
By Alison James Associate Editor Tuesday’s council meeting was pretty typical but for two concerns voiced during citizen’s communications. Willie Andrew Love came before the council to ask members to approve a one-time bonus in October for retired city employees. The...
