Month: September 2026

Beat Bama Food Drive Kicks Off Today With Gov. Ivey at the Governor’s Mansion

Auburn University's Beat Bama Food Drive and the University of Alabama's Beat Hunger campaign start their annual seven-week competition today, Wednesday, Sept. 30, with a 10:30 a.m. kickoff at the Governor's Mansion in Montgomery, WSFA reported. Gov. Kay Ivey is scheduled to proclaim Sept. 30 "Beat Bama Food Drive and Beat Auburn Beat Hunger Day" across Alabama and to make the first donation to both schools. Student leaders and mascots from both campuses are expected… Read More

Myra Stephenson Named Arts Facility Manager at the Barbara Patton Southside Center for the Arts

This is a brief follow-on to a story first published by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Envision Opelika Foundation has hired Myra Stephenson as arts facility manager for the Barbara Patton Southside Center for the Arts, according to a contributed item in The Observer. She will handle upkeep, scheduling and operations at the center. The job is funded by an Administrative Project Grant from the Alabama State… Read More

Opelika Vietnam Veteran Finds a Boyhood Friend’s Name on the Wall During the Wiregrass Honor Flight

This is a brief follow-on to a story first reported by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Two Opelika veterans, Vietnam veteran Wilbert D. Payne Jr. and three-time Purple Heart recipient James Hughley, were part of the Sept. 15-17 Wiregrass Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., The Observer's Michelle Key reported. At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Payne found the name of Milton Hunter, who grew up next door and… Read More

Opelika High Theatre Director Revel Gholston Inducted Into the Alabama Conference of Theatre Hall of Fame

This is a brief follow-on to a story first published by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Opelika High School theatre director Revel Gholston received the Alabama Conference of Theatre's 2026 Hall of Fame Award on Aug. 22 at a ceremony in Montgomery, according to a contributed item in The Observer. The award is reserved for people who have done original or groundbreaking work with a lasting impact… Read More

Family Roots Nursery Hosts Its First Autumn Acres Family Fest, Free, on Oct. 10

This is a brief follow-on to a story first reported by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. Family Roots Nursery & Garden Center, 983 Lee Road 158 just outside downtown Opelika, will host its first Autumn Acres Family Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10, The Observer reported. Admission is free. Festival activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the garden center and farm store will be open… Read More

Think Pink Marks 22 Years Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Spencer Cancer Center

The Spencer Cancer Center's 22nd annual Think Pink celebration for breast cancer survivors, families and supporters is Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the center, 2501 Village Professional Drive in Opelika, East Alabama Health announced. Tickets are $15, and every participant must register. The online deadline to guarantee a commemorative T-shirt was Tuesday, Sept. 29, but people can still register in person the day of the event, with shirts available while supplies… Read More

Mark Ennis Returns to Lead Opelika Power Services, Where His Career Began in 1986

The City of Opelika has named Mark Ennis, P.E., director of Opelika Power Services, bringing back a utility veteran who started there as a young engineer nearly 40 years ago. Ennis succeeds Brent Poteet, who retired after 10 years with the city-owned electric utility, the city said. Ennis joined Opelika Power Services as an engineer in 1986, worked his way up and served as its director for eight years before leaving in 1997. Since then… Read More

Lee County Commission Passes an $80 Million Budget With 5% Raises and Seeks a Grant to Replace a 4-Ton Bridge

This is a brief follow-on to a story first reported by The Observer , Opelika's community newspaper. Read their full story for complete coverage. The Lee County Commission on Monday, Sept. 28, approved a fiscal year 2027 budget of just under $80 million that includes a 5% raise for county employees starting in October, The Observer reported. Commissioners noted that planned capital projects can be done without borrowing. The commission also authorized an application for… Read More

Former Auburn Football Scouting Assistant Charged With Stealing Recruiting Secrets and Sending Them to Rivals

A former Auburn University football staffer has been charged with stealing trade secrets from the athletic department and passing them to competitors, Auburn police said Tuesday. According to the Auburn Police Division, officers arrested David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, of Franklin, Tenn., on Monday, Sept. 28, on charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. Police said a business in the 300 block of South Donahue Drive, near the university's athletic facilities, reported that sensitive… Read More

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