Category Archives: Opelika News

Things happening in and around Opelika, Alabama

Rain Barrels and Hominy at Pioneer Park!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Rainwater is the topic of the day at Pioneer Park’s Second Saturday event March 12.  Doyle Keasal, with Auburn University’s Cooperative Extension Service, is conducting a workshop to teach interested citizens to make their own residential rainwater harvesting systems.  The … Continue reading →

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Opelika Main Street names Pam Powers-Smith as Director

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Opelika Main Street gets new Director.  Pam Powers-Smith, co-owner of Flip Flop Foto was selected from about a dozen candidates for the position recently vacated by Velinda Wheels.   Pam has been active with the group, serving as secretary from 2001-2003 … Continue reading →

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Parkinson's Group Meets This Weekend…

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The Auburn/Opelika Parkinson’s Disease Support Group has an upcoming meeting scheduled for Sunday March 13th from 2 to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Eagle’s Nest Meeting Room in the back side of Monarch Estates located at … Continue reading →

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111th Returns from Iraq on Thursday!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

For the City of Opelika today… We welcomed our BCS National Champs home “in style” this past weekend!!! May we ask you to do the same for Opelika’s 111th Army National Guard Ordnance Group as they return to Opelika from … Continue reading →

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Work All Around The Town!

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Beginning Monday, January 17, 2011 the intersection of North Railroad Avenue and North 9th Street will be CLOSED to traffic so contract streetscape workers can refurbish the brick pavers in this intersection. Barricades and detour signs will be placed at … Continue reading →

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Opelika and Auburn Schools Close on Tuesday

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

With the possibility of freezing temperatures tonight, both systems have decided to take another snow day. It’s official…

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Opelika City Hall Opens

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

The City of Opelika offices – unless conditions change drastically by morning – will be open during regular business hours on Tuesday, January 11th. (Source: Jan Gunter, City of Opelika Press Release)

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20 Over 40 Reinvents Self Moving Forward

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Back in 2006 Mayor Gary Fuller and Lucinda Samford Cannon began a new community wide initiative / program after a conversation they had regarding the number of bright, young professionals living within the community.  They discussed how the City of … Continue reading →

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Victorian Front Porch Tour – Events for Saturday Night

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Victorian Front Porch Christmas Tour Entertainment, Saturday, December 11  from 6 to 9 p.m. 6:00 p.m.  Welcome/Heritage House – Trinity Singers at 714 Second Ave. 6:00 p.m.  Heritage Carolers – Brownfield House at 611 N. Eighth St. 6:30 p.m.  Opelika … Continue reading →

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From City Hall…

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

Jan sent a note that East Alabama Paving will begin the Fall Paving projects in Opelika on Monday. A full schedule should be available soon. And Halloween Trick or Treating in the city is officially this Thursday. Watch out for … Continue reading →

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Opelika Friday Night

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

Opelika Friday Night was sure different last night compared to a few years ago. In the interest of research for the readers of the site, I ventured out to a few downtown restaurants and pubs to see what might be happening on … Continue reading →

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Recycling Drop-off Center at Miles Thomas Field Moved

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

The City of Opelika has moved the recycling drop-off center at Miles Thomas Field over to the Denson Drive Recreation Center (now called the Denson Drive Community Center), located at 1102 Denson Drive.  A trailer with multiple compartments will be … Continue reading →

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Yes is the Vote

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Below are the numbers posting from each Ward into todays vote for what the city calls “Cable Competition” and others have called the Smart Grid. Note:  The vote remains “unofficial” until ratified by the Opelika City Council.                                  Ward 1 - 211 … Continue reading →

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Final Summer Swing Tonight

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Tuesday Night is the final Summer Swing in Monkey Park.  It brings and end to summer (if not summer weather) and the beginning of a new school year, which began on Tuesday.  Route 66 is back to close out the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Vote Is Important

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

There’s been much debate about todays vote for what the city calls “Cable Competition” and others have called the Smart Grid.  The Smart Grid isn’t a bad thing, it can give the consumer many more choices in spending and saving … Continue reading →

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