If you travel 1st Avenue, and I do a lot, we watched this little dip turn into a giant hole in a two week period. And now: 1st Avenue at 13th Street Closed for Drainage Repairs

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Auburn University Summer Concert Band – 70 Pieces Conducted by Dr. Johnny Vinson. A Variety of Band Music, Marches, Overtures, and Show-tunes will be featured.

More information at the Lee County Red Cross website! | Accuweather Summary | Position | Local Radar| Fort Rucker Alabama Radar | Pensacola News Journal | Dennis Photos | Accuweather Videos

Opelika Downtown Business not taking extra precautions like Ivan. Several stores had taped windows last time around, but not this time. This is the view looking North on South 8th Street about 1:30PM Central.

Several homes on 3rd Ave on Opelika’s Northside had boarded some windows. Hopefully, they get the chairs off the porch before the winds come.

Several Red Cross Shelters are open in the area:

Philadelphia Baptist Church: 7807 Lee Rd. 246 Smiths, AL, 334-297-0517.
Host Shelter for evacuees and risk population. Capacity 700

Southern Union Community College 1701 Lafayette Pkwy., Opelika, AL; 334-745-6437.
Host shelter for evacuees and risk population. Capacity 200

Eaves Memorial Coliseum Donahue and Roosevelt Drive, Auburn, AL 334-844-4158
Host shelter for evacuees and risk population. Capacity 1500

More information at the Lee County Red Cross website! | Accuweather Summary | Position | Local Radar| Fort Rucker Alabama Radar | Pensacola News Journal | Dennis Photos | Accuweather Videos

Missed this in the paper while in Detroit!

The Lee County Commission voted unanimously recently to support efforts in restoring the Salem-Shotwell bridge that collapsed into the Wacoochee River June 4.
“We would like very much to get the bridge back up,” said Carl Summers Jr., head of the Lee County Historical Society. “The main thing is to go ahead and get the tree cut and get a crane to get the bridge out of the water.” Read the complete story from the Auburn Plainsman by Yun Mi Yi

Got to hand it to The Plainsman, because their webiste always has some great pictures along with the web stories.

Picture by Michael Nelson, Auburn Plainsman

Remember a few years back, when Allen Woodall, former owner of South 106 (and my former crazy boss) at the time, had wanted to move and restore the bridge and put it in Salem by the antiques store on 280? The measure came before the commission and it was decided not to be a good plan. From what I remember, there’s been no car traffic on the bridge for quite some time. I believe the area was more of a “Lover’s Lane” for local young folk! The OA News could take lessons!

It just happens! Someone visits the site, ask some questions about blogging and then – Blam! (Or should that be Ala-Blam-A!!) They’re doing it too. Mike’s Corner travels the life of Mike Earnest, Opelika Outbacker who’s moving to another managment position in Georgia and eventually his own store. Congrats Mike on the move and the Blog.