Moratorium would pause certain new residential approvals and more BY MICHELLE KEYAND KADIE TAYLOR OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council announced last week that it is considering a proposed one-year ...

CONTRIBUTED BY ALGOP Voters in portions of Lee and Chambers Counties went to the polls today for the Special General Election in Alabama House District 38. With 100% of precincts reporting, the ...

The Opelika Community Theatre is beginning its 11th season with a wide range of immersive theater opportunities designed to ...

In the final game of the regular season, the LaFayette High School girls and boys basketball teams travelled down Chambers ...

ALLY OVER MY EX FUNDRAISERCare Humane Society is hosting the “Litter-ally Over My Ex” fundraiser, a lighthearted campaign ...

Considers land purchase from Stone Martin BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council approved a wide range of policy and routine matters during its Feb. 3 meeting, including zoning ...

A massive mixed-use development in north Auburn must again wait for initial approval after the Auburn City Council on Feb. 3 voted to postpone votes on various annexations and zoning ordinances for ...

Walter Cullars Dorsey Walter Cullars Dorsey of Opelika, Alabama, 98, passed away on Jan. 25, 2026, at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 25, 1927, to John ...

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Opelika held a Candlelight Prayer Vigil for Peace on Jan. 29. Many prayed, read poems and led songs to help attendees process ...

On a special night that honored both survivors and victims of breast cancer, the Auburn High School girls and boys basketball teams both defeated Smiths Station High School at home on Jan. 27. The ...

The American Junior Golf Association presented an $8,000 check to Auburn Adapted Athletics on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, reinforcing how sports tourism events in the ...

On Jan. 31 at 3 p.m., Chewacla State Park invited nature enthusiasts to Animal Signs, an interactive and hands-on program that introduced participants to animal signs such as deer antlers, animal ...