News Flash

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...

OPS NOW MANAGES ALL TRAFFIC LIGHT UPDATES

Opelika Power Services now manages all traffic light updates within city limits! Please contact OPS with any problems or questions with traffic signals at 334-705-5170.

CITY OF OPELIKA TO HOST MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES ON MAY 29 AT COURTHOUSE SQUARE

The City of Opelika will host Memorial Day Services on May 29, 2023. The event will honor and remember military heroes who fought for our country’s freedom. And we will show support for the families who lost loved ones in the line of service. Se...

OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CHANGES TO SEWER FEES

Sewer Fee: Section 28-108

The City of Opelika has completed a comprehensive analysis of our Wastewater fee schedule conducted by an independent firm. They recommended the City’s sewer rate remain the same at this time. Their other recommendation was that t...

CITY OF OPELIKA LAUNCHES THAT TRACKS PODCAST

The City of Opelika launched a new podcast, That Tracks, today, April 27, 2023. That Tracks is a City of Opelika podcast that was started to bring a behind the scenes look into different sectors of the city. Listeners will hear from depa...

OPELIKA POWER SERVICES AND AMEA ANNOUNCE 2023 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Opelika, Ala. - Opelika Power Services and the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) are pleased to announce the local winners of the 2023 AMEA Scholarship.

Each year, AMEA awards 40 high school seniors $2,500 scholarship. To be eligible for...

OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES NEW CEMETERY RULES AND PRICING

Effective Monday, April 10, new rules, regulations and pricing will be in place for all public Opelika cemeteries – Rosemere, Garden Hills and Evergreen. 

“The city has not revised cemetery rules and pricing since 2015. It was ...

OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL AMENDS ORDINANCE KNOWN AS “BRUNCH BILL” THAT REGULATES ALCOHOL SALE HOURS

The Opelika City Council voted to amend the ordinance that regulates the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages.

Mayor Gary Fuller said, “We are pleased with the council’s decision to pass the brunch bill. This is going to help our retailers, restaurants and...

CITY OF OPELIKA HOSTS SLAM DUNK THE JUNK COMMUNITY CLEAN UP AND FUN DAY

The City of Opelika is bringing back its Don’t Be An Ope-loser! anti-litter campaign and Slam Dunk The Junk event in an effort to educate and encourage visitors and citizens to keep the community clean. City employees put out brightly painted tr...

HANWHA ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICA, LLC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION IN OPELIKA

During the Opelika City Council Meeting, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller announced that Hanwha Advanced Materials America, LLC is once again expanding its Opelika facility in the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park. The company will be investing nearly $20.3 mill...

OPELIKA POWER SERVICES RECEIVES THE ELECTRIC CITIES OF GEORIGA JEFF COOK AWARD FOR SAFETY EXCELLENCE

Opelika Power Services (OPS) recently received the Platinum Level Electric Cities of Georgia Award for Safety Excellence. This award is an honor given to municipal utilities departments that meet various criteria regarding safety in the workplace.&nbs...

CITY OF OPELIKA PROMOTES BRIAN WEISS TO HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

The City of Opelika recently promoted Brian Weiss to Human Resources (HR) Director. Weiss has been with the city since December 2019. He started with the city as a Human Resource Analyst and quickly moved to Assistant Director.

Mayor Gary Fuller states, &a...

TAX RENEWAL SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS

The Opelika City Council held a special City Council meeting on March 7, 2023 at 12 p.m. (Noon) to canvass the votes for the 11 mill ad valorem tax election last week. The meeting was open to the public. The City Council voted to pass the renewal of the 1...

CITY OF OPELIKA OFFERS ONLINE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FOR CITIZENS

On March 6, 2023, the City of Opelika launched a new public records management system to improve efficiency and consistency in responding to public records requests. The NextRequest software will allow the public to submit requests directly to the City of...

TIRE DISPOSAL DOS & DON'TS

The City of Opelika does not pick up tires. Please properly dispose of your tires and do not leave them roadside. 

TAX RENEWAL SPECIAL UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS – CITY OF OPELIKA

The City of Opelika held a special election to renew and continue the annual levy and collection of the 11 mill property tax for the support and furtherance of education in the Opelika City Schools. The tax renewal passed and the unofficial election resul...

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING NOTICE

Opelika Environmental Services is currently unable to process any electronic recycling due to no markets for this material. You may bag this material and dispose of it with your yard waste. OES will pick it up weekly at curbside or you may continue to bri...

CITY OF OPELIKA PLANNING COMMISSION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS, THANKS OUTGOING CHAIR

On Tuesday, January 24, the Opelika Planning Commission held officer elections. Lucinda Cannon was elected Chair and John Sweatman as Vice Chair. Following the election, new Chair Lucinda Cannon and Mayor Gary Fuller presented outgoing Chairman Lewis Cher...

OPELIKA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WELCOMES GRIFFIN O’CONNOR

The City of Opelika welcomed Griffin O’Connor to the Opelika Economic Development team on Aug. 1, 2022, to fill the newly created position of Talent Attraction and Retention Coordinator.

“We are thrilled to have Griffin join our Economi...

OPELIKA PUBLIC LIBRARY UNVEILS GSF FOUNDATION MUSICAL GARDEN

OPELIKA, Ala – This past Saturday the Opelika Public Library unveiled the new Golden State Foods Foundation Musical Garden, located along the Storywalk at the Opelika Public Library. The Musical Garden consists of Cherub Bells, Sansa Rimba Mysteria xyloph...