BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn University’s wheelchair basketball team captured its first national championship victory Saturday, a milestone more than a decade in the making.Since the program’s inception in 2015, head coach Robb Taylor has built the program from the ground up with a culture based around high character, hard work and great pride. They dreamt of being a program the Auburn family could be proud of.That vision...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn Chamber of Commerce is receiving a major infusion of city cash to support a new multi-million dollar facility.During its April 7 meeting, the Auburn City Council unanimously approved a $400,000 agreement with the Auburn Chamber to help fund the proposed building.That money will be paid in eight $50,000 yearly installments starting no later than fiscal year 2029. The agreement also includes...
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council voted to approve a specialty license for Top Shelf Alternatives LLC during Tuesday night’s meeting after tabling the request on March 17, following a divided discussion over zoning, fairness and community concerns. The council voted 3-2 to approve the request by business owner Bradley Haddon.Ward 4 Council Member Chuck Beams said he received multiple calls from constituents opposed to...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California — Authorities have identified human remains discovered in Southern California in 1980 as those of an Opelika woman who disappeared more than four decades ago.According to the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team, forensic DNA testing and a national database matched Victoria Jean Hargrove, a 29-year-old originally from Opelika. Cracking the caseThe breakthrough came in 2024,...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — One hundred and fifteen days. That was the time the Boswell family spent living between hope and fear, watching their infant son, Davis, connected to machines and wondering if they would receive a call telling them he was a match for a heart before the enterovirus he contracted killed him.That call came after six-month-old John Clarke Perry tragically passed away in Monroe, Louisiana due to an abnormal...
BY LANDI RUTLEDGEFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Megan Polston is the owner of Midnight Macarons that has been opened for almost two years, serving the Auburn, Opelika and Valley communities out of her home.Always having a passion for baking, Polston said that as a child she won a 4-H competition.After only recently getting back into baking, she said her reasoning for choosing macarons came from her love of watching people make them on television.“I...
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CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA MAIN STREET OPELIKA — Opelika Main Street is proud to announce the official opening of Phase 2 of the Downtown Resource Center. This expansion, made possible through a Main Street Alabama Project Grant, marks the next chapter...
LUNCH AT THE CHAMBERThe Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,” a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and...
BY ALI RAUCHPRESIDENT & CEOOPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPINION — At the Opelika Chamber, our work has always been about building connections.Most people think of that through ribbon cuttings, leadership programs, advocacy, and events. And yes,...
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