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🌱 How an Opelika nurse earned a rare lifetime achievement honor
Opelika, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Opelika! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Opelika nurse earned a rare lifetime achievement honor
- How Opelika Police helped bring justice in the Aniah Blanchard case
Also on today's calendar: Author Pop-Up with Meredith Lyons and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 58.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• EAMC nurse honored with DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award (opelikaobserver.com) — An Opelika nurse at East Alabama Medical Center, Rose Marie Bryant, has been honored with the prestigious DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award for decades of compassionate care. Her journey from young Army recruit to wound-care leader at EAMC highlights years of perseverance, advanced training and quiet leadership that have influenced both her colleagues and her nurse daughters. 
• Attorney General comments on sentencing of Ibraheem Yazeed (opelikaobserver.com) — Opelika Police were among many agencies thanked after Ibraheem Yazeed received a life sentence for the 2019 abduction and murder of Aniah Blanchard. Alabama’s attorney general praised the multi-agency East Alabama search effort and highlighted how the state’s Speedy Trial Act helped move the high-profile case to sentencing.
📸 Around Opelika
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Upcoming Events in
Opelika
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★ Featured events ★
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The Tony Brook Family Band →
Tavern On The Trax's, 307 N College St, Auburn
7:00 pm
Friday May 15
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Other local events
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Bulldog Breakfast
Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika, AL 36801
6:45 am -
Author Pop-Up with Meredith Lyons →
Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers, 149 E Magnolia Ave suite a, Auburn
9:00 am -
Family Story Time →
Opelika Public Library, 1100 Glenn St, Opelika
10:00 am -
Auburn Tigers Baseball vs. Georgia Bulldogs Baseball →
Plainsman Park, 351 S Donahue Dr, Auburn
2:00 pm -
Dallas Dorsey →
Auburn Plaza Bar & Lounge, 800 Main St, Auburn
2:00 pm -
Phil Legacy Foundation 2nd Annual Scholarship Gala →
Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics, 1001 SportsPlex Pkwy, Opelika
6:00 pm -
David Ramirez →
Standard Deluxe Inc, 1015 Mayberry Ave, Waverly
7:00 pm
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
📣 Opelika Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Stress Management Series: Relaxation and Rest for Caregivers
Auburn Public Library
10:00 am -
Drop-In Tours →
The Jule Museum at Auburn University, 901 S College Street, Auburn
5:00 pm -
AJHS Choir Spring Show
Auburn High School Auburn, AL 36830
6:30 pm -
Live and Local Concert
Kiesel Park
11:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone know what's up with the helicopter orbiting Opelika?
I don't believe it's a Medivac looking for an LZ. I heard it is an ALEA copter (Nextdoor Opelika)
- Pharmavite posted a job opening for Forklift Operator (DAYS) in Opelika. Apply here.
- Cracker Barrel posted a job opening for Cook in Opelika. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Opelika here.
🗞 Nearby News
Auburn
- Korean manufacturer DUCK IL Industries announces $21M investment in Auburn (opelikaobserver.com)
- Auburn student to bike across America this summer (wrbl.com)
- DAR's Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter celebrates 130 years (opelikaobserver.com)
Valley
- Festival on the Square returns to Lanett (valleytimes-news.com)
Ok Opelika! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: To show the opossum how its done! (Thank you Mary Lynn S. for sending it in!)
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