Country star Clint Black and the band Midland, with special guest Jade Eagleson, play the Gogue Performing Arts Center's Woltosz Theatre at Auburn University on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m., according to Auburn University's events calendar. Ticket prices vary by seat. Tickets are available at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu. The Gogue Center is at 910 S. College St. in Auburn. Source: Auburn University Events Calendar Opelika Daily News — Thursday Report, Oct. 15, 2026 | Compiled by… Read More
Author: Jerry Katz
Alabama’s Community Colleges Top 100,000 Students for the First Time Since 2010
Fall enrollment across the Alabama Community College System, which includes Southern Union State Community College in Opelika, has passed 100,000 students, the highest fall headcount in more than a decade, the Alabama Reflector reported Thursday. Neil Scott, ACCS vice chancellor of student success, told the system's Board of Trustees this week that the unduplicated headcount was 100,262 as of Tuesday, “the highest unduplicated fall headcount that we have had since 2010.” The combined count is… Read More
99-Year-Old World War II Veteran Bruce Ross Receives a Quilt of Valor at the Opelika Public Library
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. World War II veteran Bruce Ross, 99, was honored recently at the Opelika Public Library with a handmade Quilt of Valor from the GAAL Stateline Group of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, according to a contributed report in The Observer. The national foundation makes quilts to honor service members and veterans… Read More
PACE Invites Lee County to Lace Up for ‘A Sparkling Sneaker Affair’ Scholarship Fundraiser Oct. 22
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. People of Action for Community Enrichment, or PACE, will hold its annual fundraiser, “A Sparkling Sneaker Affair,” on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at the Greater Peace Life Center, 650 Jeter Ave. in Opelika, The Observer reported. Guests are asked to wear business casual with sparkly or shiny sneakers. The… Read More
Lee County Commission Signs Off on Grant Terms for the Loachapoka Park Outdoor Fitness Project and a Five-Lot Highway 51 Subdivision
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. At its Oct. 13 meeting, the Lee County Commission approved an addendum to its agreement with the Town of Loachapoka on the Loachapoka Park Outdoor Fitness Project, after the county learned last month that Mid-South Resource Conservation and Development had awarded the full grant amount it requested, The Observer reported. Parks… Read More
Lowndes County approves $1.1B in data center tax breaks in 10-minute meeting
A 3–2 vote with no public comment gave Project Red Clay a 20-year abatement. We also checked the campaign finance and Senate disclosure records. Read More
Opelika Chamber Honors Nine Lee County First Responders at 2026 Valor Public Safety Awards
The Opelika Chamber of Commerce honored nine Lee County first responders Oct. 9 at its annual Valor Public Safety Awards at the Bottling Plant Event Center. Read More
EAMC Holds a Wave of Light Ceremony Thursday for Families Who Have Lost a Baby
East Alabama Health will hold a Wave of Light ceremony Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. to mark Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It is open to the public. The ceremony will be in the East Alabama Medical Center Memorial Garden behind Labor Management, 511 E. Thomason Circle in Opelika. Candles will be lit in remembrance and the babies' names read aloud. “This ceremony offers a quiet, sacred space for families to honor their… Read More
Zoe’s Ice Cream Delite Lives On as Miriam’s Delite Under Longtime Cook Danny Atteberry
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 Opelika restaurant that started in 1994 as Ice Cream Delite and later became Zoe's Ice Cream Delite has a new owner and a new name: Miriam's Delite. Danny Atteberry worked in its kitchen for seven years and stepped in when the former owners were preparing to close and retire, The… Read More
Doug Jones Now Says He Would ‘Phase Out’ the CHOOSE Act, Letting Current Students Finish
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones told a Montgomery town hall Tuesday that he wants to “phase out the CHOOSE Act,” Alabama's education savings account program, rather than end it outright, the Alabama Reflector reported. The program's income caps on eligibility come off Jan. 1. Jones said he “started out candidly talking about eliminating it,” but because students are already using the program, he would let them stay. “Those kids made a decision and their parents… Read More
Eight Medal of Honor Recipients Coming to Opelika for Freedom Fest Weekend, Nov. 13-14
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. Eight of the nation's 65 living Medal of Honor recipients are scheduled to be in Opelika for Freedom Fest Weekend, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, organizers told The Observer. The event, founded by Flags for Vets Inc., is in its third year; the expanded weekend with a breakfast and parade returns… Read More
