Lauren Bland - State Farm Insurance Agent

06/24/2026

Please add life insurance into your budget. We're here to tell you that life insurance is more affordable than you probably think.

06/22/2026

Swimwear Safety Reminder! 🩳🛟🩱

The color of a child’s swimsuit could be the difference between spotting them quickly or not at all. Blue or white colored swimsuits are among the most difficult to spot at the bottom of the pool.

06/18/2026

Congratulations to our own Allison Kirkman, Account Representative, for being chosen as an Ambassador! You’ll find her continuing to support our community by attending ribbon cuttings, grand openings and networking events. Ask her about the benefits of joining our award winning Chamber of Commerce! 🎉🎀

06/04/2026

Meet Bruno! 🐾

We volunteered with our Opelika Young Professionals friends at CARE Humane Society today. We had a pawesome time!

There are lots of furry friends waiting to find their forever home. Visit the CARE website to view all adoptable pets and go meet the love of your life! 🩷

06/03/2026

As travel increases during the summer months, so does the importance of keeping our family, friends, and neighbors safe on the road.

Safe Streets and Roads for All is focused on creating a transportation system where everyone can travel safely, no matter how they get around. Simple actions like slowing down, staying alert, and avoiding distractions can help protect everyone who uses our streets.

Help us continue improving safety in Opelika by sharing your roadway safety concerns through our Transportation Safety Survey: bit.ly/SS4AOpelikaSurvey

06/03/2026

What’s on your summer bucket list? ☀️
We’ve already checked a few off!

Spend time on the water ✅
Have an adventure with friends ✅
Pick blueberries ✅
Arts and Crafts ✅

Piper and I enjoyed painting our cross from Family Roots Nursery and Garden Center as the latest item on our bucket list.

Let us know what you’re doing to make this summer great!

05/29/2026

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250 Years of America. 172 Years of Opelika. 🚂🇺🇸

The Railroad Avenue District has historically been the city's business center, an area equally distant from all city boundaries. It was established as the heart of the City in the 1850s around the Montgomery and West Point Railway Station. In 1864, another railroad was built from Opelika to Columbus, making the city a transportation center. During 1864 and 1865, Opelika's government supply warehouses, its depot, rolling stock, and railroad were a target of Federal raiders Rousseau and Wilson. Train service from Atlanta to Montgomery was re-established in 1865.

Descriptions of the original appearance of the district indicate that it was a collection of small wooden buildings, with warehouses concentrated on both sides of the railroad and commercial buildings reaching up the hillsides. After the Great Fire of 1868, one and two-story brick buildings, usually massed in solid blocks, replaced the earlier structures.

The district's major building phase occurred from the 1880s to the 1920s; the architectural character of the buildings is representative of the plain style of that period.

The District was accepted for placement on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Follow along each week as we share more places in Opelika that help shape our town’s story.

05/26/2026

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05/25/2026

05/18/2026

Disability insurance is NOT just for someone in a physical or more dangerous profession - it's for anyone who works!