OPELIKA — The East Alabama Community Foundation (EACF) hosted its annual Community Trust Grant Ceremony at the Opelika Public Library, awarding over $30,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations.

Mr. Mark Gregory, 52, of Lanett, Alabama passed away at his residence on Wednesday June 11, 2025. Mark was born Aug. 4, 1972, in Troup County, Georgia, to the late Morris and Brenda Longshore Gregory.

On the second Saturday of every month, a group of history re-enactors gather in period attire at the Lee County Historical Society Museum to demonstrate their arts and crafts. Blacksmiths work at the ...

OPELIKA – The Opelika Industrial Development Authority has been awarded a SEEDS (Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy) grant, part of Gov. Kay Ivey’s initiative to enhance industrial site ...

A proposed porta-potty rental business is now dead in the water after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday evening ...

Opelika City Council member Todd Rauch officially announced his campaign for re-election to represent Ward 5. Rauch says his ...

From June 19 to 22, the Opelika Sportsplex will welcome more than 250 senior athletes from across the region for the 2025 US ...

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc. held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate its new Auburn Co ...

Hundreds of people gathered June 14 at Toomer’s Corner as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protest organized by the 50501 ...

BY STEVEN STEIFELFOR THE LAFAYETTE SUN EAST ALABAMA — Opelika will host the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit this fall, ...

Samantha “Sam” Vise, a senior at Auburn University, has joined The Observer team as a summer intern.Originally from ...