BY AMANDA MACHAMERFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — For RyRowsie Women’s Boutique, success means more than just good business; it means building connections with the community.Opened June 23, RyRowsie ...

Key Media has announced the return of former intern and freelance reporter Sam Vise as editor of The LaFayette Sun.Originally ...

The Lee County Commission voted Monday night to approve Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones and Austin Bayles to the E-911 Communications District Board after the second reading of those openings.District 5 ...

BESSIE “BESS” DELZANNE HOBBS LORDBessie “Bess” Delzanne Hobbs Lord, age 81, died on July 5, 2026. A memorial service celebrating Bess’s life will be held at Frederick Dean Funeral Home chapel on ...

Before the hot summer sun ever had a chance to evaporate the predawn dew from the grass, Beauregard High School’s football team had long been hard at work.Dozens of players shuffled around the ...

Ashley Anderson’s love affair with basketball has taken her all over the world.Although she got her start in Alabama, her ...

Updates on a proposed 250,000-square-foot middle school and the Fox Run School expansion headlined the work session held ...

AUBURN — It will be a bit of a homecoming when Hattie B’s Hot Chicken opens for business in Auburn on July 16. Nick Bishop Sr., who co-founded the company with his son Nick Bishop Jr., is a 1976 ...

AUBURN —The Auburn City Council on July 7 certified several municipal races in which only one candidate qualified before the filing deadline. The action finalized the vast majority of city council ...

The Opelika City Council approved a little more than $7.6 million in construction contracts for three road and infrastructure ...

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It could be said that faith, music and the American spirit are part of Gary Klarenbeek’s soul. More accurate is his love for ...