BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN VALLEY — Concerns over potential dangers to the public by stray dogs running loose have been raised at the most recent council meetings in Lanett and LaFayette due to a number of dog attacks over the past several months across Chambers County. The Chattahoochee Humane Society (CHS) operates the only animal shelter in Chambers County, and is working to help solve this issue. The facility is located on Fairfax...
BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — Family members, friends and community leaders gathered March 25 at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church for a homegoing service to memorialize 15-year old Zantavious Daeshawn Patton of LaFayette. A student at LaFayette High School, Patton, known as “Zan,” lost his life in a car crash Friday, March 21, when the 2014 Nissan Altima he was traveling in as a passenger veered off the roadway and overturned....
The Opelika Rotary Club helped celebrate Walter Dorsey’s 98th birthday last week with song and cake. Dorsey, who is pictured with Opelika Rotary President Brooke Kastner, is a beloved member of the community and one of only a handful of World War II veterans who live in the area. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — The state of Alabama has awarded Auburn a $2.85 million grant to support the expansion of Auburn Technology Park West.The grant is funded through the Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) Act, which supports the development of industry-ready sites across Alabama. Auburn, receiving SEEDS funding for the first time, is one of 29 recipients of this round of funding from the State...
Last week the community celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for the Food Bank of East Alabama’s new Community Market building — a transformational space that will nourish lives and expand access to healthy, fresh food across Lee County and beyond. This state-of-the-art facility under construction at 1600 First Ave. in Opelika will deepen the food bank’s mission to build a stronger, more equitable hunger relief network, powered by the...
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The 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is this Friday, March 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, located at 222 E. Drake Ave. in Auburn. Every ticket purchased is a direct donation to the Food Bank of East Alabama. For a $20...
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — Auburn University’s Engineers Without Borders is inviting everyone to the 4th Annual Water Cycle, a gravel cycling event on Saturday, March 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at Pioneer Park,...
BY LOGAN HURSTONFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Rising Gardens is set to host its first market of 2025 on Sunday, March 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. at 231 E. Drake Ave. in Auburn.The market was created in 2021 by a team of concerned citizens as a way to bring...
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