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Ceremony scheduled for Nov. 8 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Mercy Medical Ministry invites the community to a ...

Allen Harris, a 1970 graduate of Auburn University’s McWhorter School of Building Science and a more than 50-year ve ...

BY DEREK LANDFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Auburn Classical Academy (ACA) is a private K-8 classical Christian school in Opelika ...

LaTora Todd Jackson was recently inducted into Class VIII of Alabama State University’s 50 Under 50, a prestigious a ...

The City of Opelika invites the public to join the Mayor an City Council on Monday, Nov. 11, to celebrate and paus ...

Gov. Kay Ivey presented statewide awards to Old Times Country Buffet general manager Angela Locascio, left and Andrew Heinzen ...

The Lee County Commission meeting opened Monday night with County Engineer Justin Hardee sharing about the opening of the new engineering facility. The new facility is located at 2555 Society Hill ...

In the heart of horse country Saturday night in Lexington, it was Auburn University’s Jarquez Hunter who thunde ...

BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — There is only one contested local race on this year’s Lee County General Election ...

Cities of Opelika, Auburn have earned national recognition for use of technology CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA— The ...

BY ANITA [email protected] AUBURN — Former Auburn University basketball coach Sonny Smith has authored a book with former professional base ...