Letter From The Editor

We’re trying something new, loyal readers. Up until now, each of our magazines has been “themed”. You’ve seen “Food and Entertainment,” “Downtown,” “Christmas,” “Art,” “History” and more.

But this issue of LIVE Lee is not themed at all. Instead, we just wrote about a variety of topics.

There are sections to this issue. Inside, you’ll find a personality section, a food section, a story on the university and others on local businesses, travel and even a section devoted to creativity within the community.

It’s going to look a little different — but we hope you’ll like it.

As we experiment with this, we will still have some themed issues throughout the year, but we will also be having these “nonthemed” issues.

This allows us to cover and share stories that don’t fit under a “theme”, and make sure we’re all-inclusive to our communities!

We love Auburn, Opelika, Smiths Station and Lee County, and we want to cover it to the best of our ability. We want to share YOUR stories and the things that matter to you as residents of these communities.

Within all this, we still want to have fun and be creative, and we hope you’ll love this first new issue.

If you ever have questions, want to get in touch or have story ideas, don’t hesitate to reach out at editor@opelikaobserver.com or to me directly at hlester@opelikaobserver.com.

Thanks for reading!

The Opelika Azaela Wings Mural is located across the street from the Museum of East Alabama (121 S. 9th St., Opelika).

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