Council Set to Vote Aug. 18 on Renaming JoAnn Drive; Sharp Street Bids Open Same Day

August 16, 2026 — Opelika, AL

The Opelika City Council’s next regular meeting is Tuesday, Aug. 18, with a work session preceding it. On the agenda is a vote on an ordinance introduced Aug. 4 that would rename JoAnn Drive as Faith Way, along with a public hearing on certain business licenses at 3040 Capps Way.

Separately, sealed bids for construction of the Sharp Street Extension are due at the Opelika City Hall IT Conference Room, 204 S. Seventh St., by 2 p.m. Aug. 18, when they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Only bids from competent general contractors will be considered.

Source: The Opelika Observer / City of Opelika public notices

From the Opelika Weekly News Digest — August 10 – 16, 2026 | Vol. 1, No. 19 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

Author: Jerry Katz

Jerry Katz is the creator of Opelika Daily News. A former broadcaster, he has been writing about Opelika for more than twenty years — first as a blogger, now as the one-person newsroom behind this site. He curates the region's local news daily, writes the Katz Ramblings column and the weekly From the Archives look-back, and maintains an archive of more than 3,200 posts reaching back to 2002. He lives in Opelika. Reach him at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.

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