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CITY OF OPELIKA GIS OFFICER JAMES BUSH RECEIVES STATE AWARD

City of Opelika Geographic Information Officer James Bush recently won a Special Achievement in GIS Award at the 2023 GIS of Alabama Conference Digital Showcase for his work on the Opelika Historic Tour Story Map. The project can be found at&...

ENSURING GRID SAFETY AND RELIABILITY

In order to maintain reliable service, we periodically inspect our utility poles.  We’ve partnered with Osmose Utilities Services to inspect poles in the area. The inspection program is designed to ensure the safety and reliabi...

CDBG PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

                Notice of Proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2022 Action Plan

Notice is hereby given that the City of Opelika is considerin...

NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS & HOMEOWNERSHIP LOANS

The City of Opelika Community Development office is now taking applications for its Emergency Home Repairs and Homeownership Loan Programs. Assistance is provided through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Gra...

CITY OF OPELIKA NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL

REIMAGINED PINES CROSSING GOLF COURSE GRAND OPENING ON NOVEMBER 3

The Auburn and Opelika communities are invited to celebrate the reimagined Pines Crossing Golf Course — formerly known as Indian Pines — with a grand opening ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at 900 Country Clu...

CITY OF OPELIKA TO HOST VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 10

The City of Opelika invites the public to join the Mayor and City Council on Friday, November 10 as we host a Veterans Day Celebration and pause to say thank you to our veterans.  

“It’s important that we pause and say thank yo...

JOIN US AT THE OFD 15OTH CELEBRATION, STATION 5 GRAND OPENING & RIBBON CUTTING

The Opelika Fire Department is celebrating its 150^th Anniversary with a community-wide celebration on November 9 from 4 – 6 p.m. The event will be held at at 4000 Gateway Drive in Opelika. It will also serve as the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutti...

CITY OF OPELIKA PARTICIPATES IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) DAY CELEBRATION ON NOVEMBER 17

The City of Opelika will hold a GIS Day celebration on November 17, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Boykin Community Center Auditorium in Auburn with partners City of Auburn, Auburn University, and Lee County Mapping & GIS. The event will highlight...

BURN BAN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

CHANGES TO OPS GENERAL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Opelika City Council recently approved an amendment to the Opelika Power Services (OPS) General Service Rules and Regulations (Section 28) and the Electric Rates and Charges (Section 28) Ordinance.

The rules and regulations set the rights and obligatio...

CITY OF OPELIKA COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT BRINGS HOME NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING AWARD

The City of Opelika Community Relations Department brought home a national Savvy award after attending the 2023 3CMA (City-County Communication & Marketing Association) Conference in Orlando, Fla. 

Winning for the “Go Green Communica...

OPELIKA POWER SERVICES AND AMEA KICK OFF 2024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Will you be graduating from high school in the spring of 2024? Do you receive your electricity from Opelika Power Services? If your answer to these questions is “yes,” you could be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Alabama Mun...

CITY ATTORNEY GUY GUNTER RECOGNIZED FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE ALABAMA STATE BAR

City Attorney Guy Gunter was recently recognized by the Alabama State Bar for being a member 50 years and for his honorable, devoted, and dedicated service to the Opelika community, State of Alabama, and United States. Forty-eight of those years he has sp...

COUNTRY CLUB ROAD PERMANENTLY CLOSING

CITY OF OPELIKA JETER CONVENIENCE CENTER REOPENS

The City of Opelika will reopen the Jeter Convenience Center on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 8 A.M. The hours for the center will be Monday – Friday, 8 A.M. – 2 P.M.

The Opelika Environmental Services team has been working hard to get th...

NEIGHBORHOOD JOB FAIR

The Opelika Workforce Council, Industrial Development Board of the City of Auburn and Providence Baptist Church are partnering to host a Neighborhood Job Fair on Tuesday, August 15 at the west campus of Providence Baptist Church (2807 Lee County Rd 166 Op...

11TH STREET ROAD CLOSURE

Beginning Monday, August 14, 2023, a section of 11th Street from the southside of Holley's 11th Street entrance to the intersection at 1st Avenue will be closed due to replacing a section of roadway. We anticipate the closure from Monday, August ...

SUMMER IN THE PARK - BURGERS FOR BUBBA

CURBSIDE RECYCLING CHANGES

Due to the growth in our curbside recycling program, we will be making some route changes in August 2023. To help us accommodate growth and better serve you Wednesday and Thursday route customers will be notified of the changes. These changes will affect ...

OPELIKA WOOD DUCK NATURE PRESERVE TO BE FEATURED ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S EXTRAORDINARY BIRDER

The City of Opelika, the Wood Duck Nature Preserve of Opelika, AO Tourism and Red Clay Brewing Company will host a watch party on July 22 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at Red Clay. The Opelika Wood Duck Nature Preserve is going to be featured on National...

ROAD CLOSURE ON 11TH STREET

There will be a street closure on 11th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue North on July 13, 2023 due to tree removal. Work will be completed around 4 p.m. at which time the road will reopen. 

CITY OF OPELIKA AND VALLEY RESCUE MISSION ENTER INTO AGREEMENT TO SERVE HOMELESS POPULATION

Mayor Gary Fuller and the Opelika City Council announced approval of an agreement with Valley Rescue Mission on July 11 at the City Council meeting. This agreement will help provide shelter for homeless persons living in Opelika with a goal of transitioni...

CITY OF OPELIKA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES UPGRADE 8TH AVE RECYCLING CENTER TO BETTER SERVE CITIZENS

The City of Opelika has completed upgrades to the 8^th Avenue  Recycling Convenience Center. Two 40-cubic yard roll-off containers have been added to handle yard waste, scrap iron and appliances. These containers are for Opelika residents only, no...

CITY OF OPELIKA NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given that the first regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Opelika, Alabama, in July 2023 will be held on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, commencing at 6:00 pm in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luth...

SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON 2ND AVE N. BETWEEN 7TH & 8TH

OPELIKA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BEGIN RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES AT JETER RECYCLING CENTER

The City of Opelika Environmental Services (OES) Department will begin renovations and upgrades to the Jeter Recycling Center beginning Monday, June 5. The facility will be closed for approximately one month.

During the closure, citizens are encouraged to ...

LANE CLOSURES

Traffic will be merged along Pepperell Parkway from the right lane to the left lane beginning at the east side of the intersection of 30th Street and Pepperell Parkway to 29th Street starting today and lasting until Friday, June 2, weather permitting. The...

SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT WORK UPDATE

Two areas will be affected in the upcoming weeks with ADA sidewalk improvement work. 

Tiger Town - Beginning Monday, May 8th, construction crews will be on-site at Tiger Town along Enterprise Drive to pick up where they left off last fall. Work wi...