The Depot is celebrating its 10-year anniversary at the end of September, and is using the event as a reason to celebrate its ...

Hometime Solutions opened in Opelika in July and provides discount mattresses and furniture for Lee County residents.“It’s exciting,” said Hometime Solutions Owner Willie Moore. “They don’t have a ...

Annual banquet and awards ceremony celebrates first responders BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The 2025 Valor Public Safety Awards were presented Monday night during a dinner honoring the area’s ...

Jasmine Smith was named Opelika High School Homecoming Queen at halftime of the game against Johnson Abernathy Graetz (JAG) High School of Montgomery. PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES | FOR THE OBSERVER ...

RICHARD ALAN SCHWECKRichard Alan Schweck, age 79, of Opelika, died Sept. 10, 2025, after a long illness with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1946 to Robert Edward and Elizabeth ...

Walton, aka “The Fighter,” has been included in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world.Walton practices personal injury ...

Auburn Area Community Theatre’s (AACT) Jr. Performers, ages 5-12, are bringing their cat-itutdes to the stage to showcase Disney’s “The Artistocats KIDS.” This adaptation of Disney’s animated film is ...

Coming off of an emotional win over its crosstown archrival, the Auburn High School football team knew it needed to get off to a quick start at home against Enterprise High School. The Tigers (3-1, ...

The Southern Christian Patriots kept their perfect season alive Friday night at Moore Stadium, overpowering East Central HomeSchool 40-7 behind explosive performances from their offensive stars and a ...

In front of a whitewashed Jordan-Hare crowd, Auburn held off Sun Belt underdog South Alabama, winning 31-15. The victory was a workman-like performance that saw the Tigers improve to 3-0 and the ...

In an electrifying season opener under the lights at McLane Stadium on the shores of the Brazos River, the Auburn Tigers ...

BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN – Developers will now have greater flexibility when building in rural zoning ...