Month: March 2013

Tonight (Thrsday 3/28) it’s the Easter Egg Hunt in the Dark at Moore Stadium for ages Grade 3rd thru 5th. It begins at 7:30 PM. Bring Flashlight and basket and hunt for eggs and prizes in the dark. Saturday at Courthouse Square it’s the Annual Egg-tivities at 10 AM, the Easter Parade at 10:45 AM and the Giant Egg Hunt (which isn’t so much a hunt, more of mad dash) at 11 AM Community Wide… Read More

Korby Lenker is a sneaky-good songwriter. And singer. And multi-instrumentalist. An abbreviated list of Lenker’s achievements so far includes: a significant amount of airplay on the legendary Seattle indie rock station KEXP; a BBC 2 interview with Bob Harris, which is only about the highest honor a rootsy singer-songwriter touring the U.K. can get; opening slots for acts ranging from Willie Nelson to Ray LaMontagne, Nickel Creek, Keith Urban, Susan Tedeschi and Tristan Prettyman; a… Read More

Each year the Alabama Broadcasters Association presents awards to stations around the state for excellance in Broadcasting. Several local winners again this year! Small Market Sportscaster was Van Riggs with WKKR-FM Small Market Regularly Scheduled Newscast was WANI News with Julie Burns with WANI-AM Small Market Talk Show was “Auburn Opelika This Morning” on WANI-AM Judges Award of Merit 2013 for Regularly Scheduled Newscast on “April 27” was WVTM-TV Regularly Scheduled Newscast on “WSFA 12 News at 6” on WSFA-TV and Finally TV Station of the Year… Read More

From the City of Opelika: I bet you’ve heard – or even used! – the little rhyme created for children: “Red means ‘stop’; green means ‘go’; yellow means ‘wait’ – even if you’re late!” It makes for an easy way to start teaching children safety rules for the roadways; for even though they “don’t drive” yet, they are bound to be pedestrians who need to know the rules of the road, so that they can… Read More

Jackson, Mississippi nati ve Jason Turner is a musician with credits such as SXSW in Austin, Tx, opening for Jake Owen and The Avett Brothers.  ”Bulldog Bash Winner Rocktwang is one way Jackson native Jason Turner describes his music. Southern rock, alt-country, Americana-whatever you call it, it’s a genre that is versatile enough to appeal to many tastes. As evidence, The Jason Turner Band won the 2011 Bulldog Bash contest, C Spire Wireless announced in… Read More

Come join us in downtown Opelika for great food, live music, and fun at the 15th biannual “On the Tracks” Food and Wine Event. The outdoor event will take place Friday, April 12th, 2013, on 8th and Railroad Streets.The goal of the event is to raise funds for Opelika Main Street as well as promote local businesses in the Auburn/Opelika area. On the Tracks will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 11pm. Food vendors… Read More