Opelika police charge man in Star Street shooting
ByAn Opelika man was taken into custody and charged with first-degree assault in connection with a shooting on Star Street after barricading himself in a shed.
An Opelika man was taken into custody and charged with first-degree assault in connection with a shooting on Star Street after barricading himself in a shed.
"End Days" wasn’t a typical pick for the AACT because of its dark topic dealing with an unconventional family reeling from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The 11th annual Back 2 School Bash welcomed families in support of a donation drive with Samaritans Feet, a nonprofit donating shoes to children in Lee County and Honduras.
Auburn High School secures its first win with a new head coach in a dominating game against Park Crossing.
Cornerstone Family Chiropractic will host its 11th annual Back 2 School Bash in Auburn on Saturday morning, a free carnival event supporting North Carolina nonprofit Samaritans Feet which donates footwear to children in need.
Effective Aug. 23, Lee County Schools will join Auburn and Opelika’s school districts in requiring all individuals to wear masks indoors, LCS announced Friday. The requirement will be in effect until further notice, the press release states.
Statewide pediatric hospitalizations have increased to 50. Nine of those patients are on ventilators.
Auburn City Schools and Opelika City Schools began their fall semesters with increased enrollment over the previous 2020-21 academic year, and they hope to maintain safe in-person instruction for students through continued COVID-19 policies.
At the most recent City Council meeting, parents of students in Auburn City Schools came out to support its mask mandate, saying those who were protesting it were in the minority. Community reporter Caroline Craig explains what these parents had to say.
AACT will begin its fall production season with 'End Days,' a dark comedy, to be performed at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center from Aug. 19-22.
Residents voiced their concerns during the Citizen’s Open Forum after other residents spoke out against the mandate in a previous meeting.
More children ages 18 and younger tested positive over the last three weeks than in the prior 24 weeks combined.
Over the last thirty years, Opelika has transformed itself into a thriving community for small businesses and the arts. Collins Keith spoke with Richard Patton and David Bizilia on Opelika's transformation.
The City of Auburn saw a 42.6% increase in its population since census data was last collected, from 53,380 people to 76,143 people, making it the seventh largest city in Alabama.
Auburn police arrested Jakavian Keon Brooks, 19, on Friday and are seeking Khalif Da'Quan Kellum, 22, in connection with the shooting death of Ca'Darius Deshun Whatley.
Auburn police said a 19-year-old male from Auburn died from his injuries after a possible shooting on Thursday evening at The Beacon apartment complex.
Richard Ryan Jazek, 37, of Phenix City, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for distribution of child pornography.
Over 80% of COVID-19 patients in the East Alabama Health system are unvaccinated, with hospitalizations nearly doubling in the past six days.
Hanwha Cimarron, a developer of carbon fiber tanks and pressure vessels, will open its new manufacturing facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park, the City of Opelika announced Tuesday.
