Month: October 2012

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 31, 2012. View the original page.

Due to winds on Tuesday, which may have made some of the rides unsafe, the Fall Festival from the City of Opelika has moved to Thursday Night, same time at the SportsPlex.  Trick or Treating rolls along tonight (Wed) from 6PM-8PM. BOO!

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 31, 2012. View the original page.

More Upcoming Opelika Events:  Opelika High Theatre Society Trumbauer Preview Show “Der Ewige Singvogel”-The Eternal Songbird, 7:00 p.m. and Opelika Parks and Rec Fall Festival at the Sportsplex, 6-8 p.m. Both events on Tuesday!

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 30, 2012. View the original page.

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 29, 2012. View the original page.

OHS vs. Auburn tonight at Duck Samford Stadium, 7:00 p.m.   GO DAWGS! (Sorry guys, it does say Opelika Daily News on the header.) More Upcoming Opelika Events:  Opelika High Theatre Society Trumbauer Preview Show “Der Ewige Singvogel”-The Eternal Songbird, 7:00 p.m. and Opelika Parks and Rec Fall Festival at the Sportsplex, 6-8 p.m. Both events on Tuesday! Not related to the school, but wanted to say we hate to see the Railroad Creamery closing in… Read More

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 17, 2012. View the original page.

The Muskogee Creek Stomp Dancers join members of the Alabama Archaeological Society, as featured newcomers to the Lee County Historical Fair Saturday at Pioneer Park in Loachapoka, AL.  The Fair opens at 7 a.m. CST.  The Stomp Dancers, performing the Green Corn Dance, appear at 9:45, 12:40 and 3:00 p.m. CST. Since Saturday is National Archaeology Day, Dr. John Cottier and Dr. Teresa Paglione of the Alabama Archaeology Society offer an archaeology information booth and… Read More

Opelika’s City Manager was on WANI’s morning show this morning and briefly discussed the downtown Opelika Entertainment District.  I’ve grabbed a map of the Historic District and outlined what he described to be included. It’s the area inside the yellow dashed line, plus circle in the lower left hand corner.  Basically the area inside of 10th Street to 6th Street and 1st Avenue to Avenue B. It also extends to the Depot on South Railroad… Read More

This past few years have been a testament to the long-held assertion that Susan Gibson is a road warrior in the truest sense in addition to being a dedicated singer, songwriter, and performing musician. The CMA award-winning songwriter (the Dixie Chicks took the Gibson-penned “Wide Open Spaces” to the top for four weeks) has been hitting the road consistently over the past 14 years, touring nationally in support of her own brand of Texas-Americana-folk music… Read More

It was a long weekend for some, a regular Monday yesterday as October rolls out with lots of events coming in and around Opelika. We’ll update you on all of that, including something pretty exciting at OHS later this week! By the way the Header picture on the site that was added 10/9/12 is Turn Three at Talladega Super Speedway! Great infield view and very close to the cars! From the Archives — originally published on the… Read More

Opelika Football this week has OHS vs. Sidney Lanier on Thursday night at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. Friday Night Lights have the opening of OHS Theatre Groups production of Steel Magnolias. It opens Friday night at 7:00 p.m. See the event calendar for the schedule the next three weeks!

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on October 2, 2012. View the original page.