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- Opelika Police Department reports for Jan. 5
Theft of lost property was reported Wednesday at AuburnBank in the 200 block of South 6th Street after the victim was unable to locate a debit card between 4 and 5 p.m. Wednesday.
- 2008 year of growth, development for Opelika
Jan. 3--Last year proved to be one of growth and development for the city of Opelika, with new businesses opening and existing industries expanding throughout the year.
- Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured
Police in Auburn are investigating the fatal shooting of one woman and the wounding of a second.
- Auburn Police Investigate Fatal Shooting
Two women were shot, one victim was taken to the hospital and the other was killed.
- Clinic to Feature Horseman Jody Cunningham
Horseman Jody Cunningham, developer of the Cunningham Foundation Test, will be conducting a three-day horse clinic for all riding levels, disciplines and breeds Jan.
- Huge JUCO tackle headed to Troy
Troy has added James Brown, a 6-foot-5, 330-pound offensive lineman from Amite County / Southwest Mississippi CC, Miss.
- News in and around the community.
The White Plains Elementary school gym was filled with children, parents and grandparents sitting on their blankets as they listened to storyteller Renee Morrison tell them a story about a Christmas stocking ...
- Lee County Helicopter Crew Saves Lives
With so many folks travelling on Alabama and Georgia roads this holiday Season unfortunately there will be accidents.
- Opelika pastor, family meet sibling for first time
There are nine years difference in their ages but Charley Bolt, 58, and his brother, Don Wedgeworth, 67, share a lifetime of history.
- Police officera s family files suit against accused driver
Family of an Opelika police officer killed in an August wreck have filed a civil suit against the man law enforcement have said was driving the other vehicle involved.
- Bridal Expo set for Jan. 11
The Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative Bridal Expo presented by The Opelika-Auburn News is on Sunday, Jan.
- Opelika HS announces head football coach
Opelika High School has announced its new head football coach and athletic director.
- People in Business
Opelika hotel names new sales director PHD Hotels and the Hamp ton Inn & Suites-Opelika an nounced Dianne Lowe has joined the property as direc tor of sales.
- Cullman, Opelika auto suppliers announce layoffs
Two companies that manufacture automobile parts in Alabama are laying off workers because of the economic troubles facing the automobile industry.
- The Chizik Era Begins
New Auburn Head Coach Gene Chizik landed just before 6:00 p.m. at the Auburn-Opelika Regional Airport.
- Chizik Press Conference
Gene Chizik, left, is greeted by Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs after landing at the Opelika-Auburn Airport in Auburn, Ala on Sunday, Dec.
- Chizik greeted warmly at Auburn-Opelika airport
Auburn's new head football coach made his first touchdown on The Plains on Sunday evening, landing in a private aircraft to the cheers of about 200 fans and supporters.
- Auburn students protest treatment of Tuberville
University officials say Tuberville resigned on his own last week after a decade that included an undefeated season and a Southeastern Conference title.
- Dixie Electric Company expands to Auburn and Opelika
In the midst of celebrating its 100th anniversary Dixie Electric Company has expanded its service area to include Auburn and Opelika.
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City DescriptionOpelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city, along with Auburn, in the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to 2005 Census estimates, the population of Opelika is 23,804. The Auburn-Opelika, Alabama MSA with a population of 130,516 which, along with the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama MSA and the Tuskegee, Alabama Micropolitan Statistical Area, comprises the greater Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, Georgia-Alabama Combined Statistical Area a region home to approximately 500,000 residents
The first white settlers in the area now known as Opelika arrived in the late 1830s and established a community called Lebenon. After the removal of the native peoples by force in 1836-37, the area became known as "Opelika", taken from a word in the Muskogee language meaning "large swamp". Settlement was sporadic until the late 1840s, when Opelika quickly became a commercial center with the coming of the railroad.
In 1848, the Montgomery & West Point Railroad Company extended a rail line from Montgomery, Alabama to Opelika, and in 1851 completed a connection to West Point, Georgia, thus ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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