Hosanna Home and His Place seek community support to provide 3,500 meals and sandwiches this Thanksgiving BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER LAFAYETTE — Forty years ago, a simple act of kindness helped start a Thanksgiving tradition that has grown from feeding one family of four to providing thousands of meals to people in need.This Thanksgiving, Harvest Evangelism, through its ministries Hosanna Home and His Place, hopes to provide 2,500 traditional...
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER EAST ALABAMA — Holiday shoppers looking for unique gifts and an opportunity to support small businesses will have a new shopping destination Saturday, Nov. 14, when the USA Event Center hosts a Holiday Vendor Event.The indoor market will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the USA Event Center, located at 1220 Fox Run Ave. in Opelika. Admission is free.Organizer Traci Mapp, who operates the USA Event Center and owns The...
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — What began with coffee and a veteran’s interest in leathercraft has grown into a venture offering hand-stitched leather goods and espresso-infused chocolates at two Opelika businesses.Boonie Hat Coffee Company’s expansion draws on trips to Nashville and Houston, where Sharon and Luis Saavedra explored leathercraft and chocolate businesses. They used Google to create their own trails of shops and makers in both...
BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Lee County voters went to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to select their next sheriff following an unusual general election that included a grassroots write-in campaign supporting longtime incumbent Sheriff Jay Jones.Cam Hunt again won the race, this time earning 65% of the vote against write-in votes taking the other 35%.Hunt, a former Lee County sheriff’s deputy and Marine Corps veteran, entered the general election as...
U.S. senator, former Auburn head football coach to become Alabama’s 55th governor BY OBSERVER STAFF BY OBSERVER STAFF LEE COUNTY —U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) led former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D) by 93,426 votes in unofficial statewide returns in the race for governor, putting Republicans on track to keep control of the office.All Lee County figures in this story reflect 25 of 26 precincts reporting, according to the secretary of state’s...
Council declines to approve new rental licensing requirements following public opposition BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council failed to approve an ordinance Tuesday, Nov. 3, that would have established new business licensing and taxation requirements for owners of residential, commercial and short-term rental properties, as well as self-service storage facilities operating within the city.The proposed ordinance, which...
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BY THE OBSERVER STAFF AUBURN — The Auburn Chamber of Commerce will host a Veterans Day reception Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. at its office, located at 714 E. Glenn Ave. in Auburn. The reception will follow the city of Auburn’s Veterans Day...
BY VANESSA ECHOLS FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the country will pause to honor our nation’s military veterans, and a local group has plans to help local veterans beyond the ceremonies. The following Saturday, Nov. 14, the...
BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER OPELIKA — A Thanksgiving meal shared among neighbors has become a community tradition in downtown Opelika, where The Longest Table will return Wednesday, Nov. 25 with an invitation for everyone to pull up a chair....
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