At the beginning of their Auburn High School football careers, very few people outside of the program believed in them.Trinton Pritchett was an athletic offensive lineman whose long, lanky frame was ...

The Opelika City Council met Tuesday, Nov. 4, for Mayor Eddie Smith’s first meeting in office. During the session, Smith issued a proclamation recognizing Nov. 4 as Peacebuilding Appreciation Day.

DOWNTOWN AUBURN HOLIDAY SEASONThe downtown Auburn–Opelika district transforms into a holiday destination starting in November ...

Veteran, James “Jimbo” Arnold Jr. is living proof that it is never too late to learn. After serving in the Army for 20 years, ...

We’ve all seen little free pantry boxes and little free libraries — even art exchanges where visitors can take a piece and ...

One year after the start of production in Opelika, Miele, a family-owned manufacturer of premium household appliances with more than 125 years of history, has completed the phase one of their ...

In the unseasonably chill Halloween air, a line of cars wrapped nearly completely around the Valley First Assembly of God Church. It was just shy of 9 a.m., and each one had come to receive their ...

The Opelika City Council held its organizational meeting Monday, Nov. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Blvd. The session marked the official swearing-in of Mayor ...

BY KAYLEIGH FREEMAN FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA – BigHouse Foundation, a nonprofit organization serving foster and adoptive families since 2009, is taking steps toward opening Little House Preschool, an ...

CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM AUBURN-OPELIKA — Auburn-Opelika Tourism has been honored with a 2025 Readers’ Choice Award from ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for event ...

Arturo M. ReyesArturo M. Reyes passed away on Nov. 1, 2025.Visitation was held Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at ...

TIMOTHY CARRELL DYKES Timothy Carrell Dykes, 45, of Eufaula, Alabama, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, at UAB Hospital in ...