Month: May 2010

The city of Opelika is pleased to announce that this year’s guest speaker for the annual Memorial Day Services will be the distinguished Yetta Samford, who will speak on his recent “Honor Flight” trip to Washington, D.C. for WWII Veterans.  The Memorial Day Services  will be held at the Veterans Memorial Monument, located at City Hall (204 South 7th Street), beginning at 10 a.m.  If it rains the services will be held inside of City… Read More

Flag Project continues Memorial Day weekend with approximately 1200 Veterans’ gravesites being adorned with American Flags Flags were purchased by ESG Operations, which holds the private contract for the City of Opelika Public Works. The project began last fall when Public Works personnel came up with the idea to honor Opelika’s Veterans, began identifying as many Veterans’ gravesites as they could.  Superintendent Percy Marks, his crews, and other ESG/Team Opelika personnel searched the records of… Read More

Despite the rain, the Beer Tasting at Sid’s 8th Street Cafe was a success.  There were a dozen or so beers from Sam Adam’s tonight.  Great crowd that was dodging the rain and moving outside tables under the walkway shelter.  If you’ll remember, when Sid did a Wine Tasting a few weeks ago, the sky’s opened with more rain.  Where was he last year in the dry times.  Thank Gosh we’ve got him now. From… Read More

It’s the folks that played Eighth & Rail last week.  Read more about them here!

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on May 27, 2010. View the original page.

Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve been tasting beer at Sid’s for weeks, but on Friday Night, it’s a formal Beer Tasting, with some of the best from Sam Adams.  It Starts at 6:30PM until 8:30PM.  They’ve got a grill and some brats and other stuff is out there for the $10 fee for the event. I just got home from some great music as part of their open mic night.  It’s a… Read More

Tonight (May 25th) It’s the S.E. Alabama Community Band, a 58-member Band, Conducted by  Dr. Johnny Long, Troy Univ. Band Director Emeritus. Marches, Broadway Show Tunes & Classical Music.  Music at 7PM, with burgers and dogs from the band boosters about 6:15PM

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on May 25, 2010. View the original page.

From Bailey Jones… What better way to start the Memorial Day weekend than with a concert you’ll never forget! That’s what’s in store when Randall Williams comes to town this Friday, May 28. Showtime is 7:30, and admission is just $10, $8 for students, and free for children 12 and under. Much like our previous performer, Terri Hendrix, Randall Williams has some training as a classical singer. In Randall’s case he was trained at the… Read More

According to Susan Fillippeli “Wow! What a turnout for the Lee County GOP banquet on Tuesday Night. Gov. Riley really fired up the crowd. Wonder where he learned to speak?” Lee County Republican of the year is Charles Pick. Mike Hubbard commented that Our goal is to takeover AL Legislature. Governor Bob Riley was fired up for the event saying: We are the foundation for the future. Obama policies will ruin Alabama’s global competitiveness. When… Read More

The final event of the spring series is Wednesday at Noon in Opelika’s Courthouse Square. Bring a brown bag lunch (or purchase lunch from a local restaurant), a quilt or lawn chair and relax by the fountain for an hour of unforgettable musical entertainment. Concert Time: 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.  This week: (May 26th) Larcus Fuller – Country and Light Rock- Songs that make you want to sing along.  The series returns in the… Read More

The Lee County Auburn Club will hold their Annual Scholarship dinner at the Event Center Downtown on Thursday, May 27, 2010. Social 5:45pm, Buffet Open 6:15pm, Program 6:45pm. The speaker will be Coach Gus Malzahn! Also, Aubie and the AU cheerleaders are coming!  All proceeds from the annual dinner will go toward scholarships to benefit Lee county high school students who are attending Auburn!  Adults – $30 / Kids 12 and under – $10 /… Read More

And who can forget the time that Gwen Price called this “Touch a Train”?  Kidding aside the kids love this event! What is Touch-a-Truck? – On June 5 in downtown Opelika there will be trucks and other vehicles of all shapes and sizes for children, under adult supervision, to touch and explore. What kinds of vehicles will be on display? – A Fire Engine, a Mobile Command Unit, an Ambulance, a School Bus, Construction and… Read More