Author Sarah Penner shares her journey to writing BY LANDI RUTLEDGEFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — On Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m., Sarah Penner was the keynote speaker for the Third Annual Opelika Book ...

A local physician has proposed opening a pediatric and wellness clinic — a project that would bring a new medical service to ...

When former Patrol Maj. and Operations Cmdr. Johnathan Clifton was selected as the new chief of police, he was ecstatic about ...

Jury selection is underway in Alabama in connection with the murder of Aniah Blanchard, a 19-year-old Homewood teen found ...

The Opelika Public Library held its third annual Opelika Book Festival last week to celebrate local literature and provide ...

Opelika police have arrested four adults and two juveniles in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins at local apartment complexes early Thursday morning.

Georgia has opened a new 30‑bed “Operation New Hope” unit in Columbus to help transition forensic patients back into the ...

On Jan. 26, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that KettenWulf, a German-based global manufacturing company, will begin ...

Third arrest made in suspected Molotov cocktail fires at Opelika daycares ...

A Candidate for the Alabama House Representatives, District 82, is continuing to run for office following recent charges with arson in the Opelika daycare fires. On Tuesday ...

Auburn residents in north Auburn will soon have some of the best smoked meats in town right around the corner as the ...

Amid so many crises around the world, it’s easy to forget the scale of America’s debt problem. But a new report from the Congressional Budget Office puts the stakes in ...