by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY ENVISION OPELIKA FOUNDATION OPELIKA — Envision Opelika Foundation recently selected 13 nonprofit organizations to participate in the fifth annual Opelika Giving Day. Opelika Giving Day is a 24-hour online fundraiser. This year the 24-hour period will...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Get ready to don a dapper outfit and your most spectacular hat as Storybook Farm hosts its 15th annual Kentucky Derby Day this Saturday, May 6. Gates will open at 2 p.m. on the farm, located at 300 Cusseta...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
The Lee County Relay for Life drew dozens of participants to Courthouse Square in Opelika April 28 to support the American Cancer Society. The evening consisted of ceremonies, walks, luminaria and other activities. Teams and individual donors raised enough funds to...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika launched a new podcast, “That Tracks,” April 27. That Tracks is a city of Opelika podcast that was started to bring a behind-the-scenes look into different sectors of the city. Listeners will hear from...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE What is your favorite nut? If this seems like a weird introductory question, you will understand a few paragraphs from now. Without a doubt, my favorite nut is the pecan. Before my sweet Aunt Jenny (Virginia Patton Daugherty) went to be with...
