John Emerald News Today

Here is a list of events happening in the Auburn-Opelika region this weekend:

For the first time since 2019, the Opelika Songwriters Festival will be held in the spring, despite the 2023 edition being held from Oct. 5-Oct. 8.

The upstart John Emerald Distilling Company, according to a published report, plans a down home whiskey showing just how across the board American single malts are at this point.

Auburn-Opelika Tourisms efforts over the past year and during the pandemic picked up a major nod from its peers last week when the Alabama Tourism Department named the bureau its

Opelika has become something of a brewing and distilling hub within the past 10 years. Owners and staff of the city’s alcohol-producing businesses say Opelika has allowed them to turn their hobbies into full-time careers.