by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Events, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN / DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN — The city of Auburn is again offering opportunities for residents to learn more about their local government in the form of two academies — the Public Safety Academy and the Citizens’ Academy. Both...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH They called her Mama. Everyone at Waffle House knew her that way. Few knew her real name. To them, she was “Mama.” “She was everyone’s mother,” said the Waffle House cook, standing over a flat-top stove. The older woman was cooking my eggs,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column
By SAM DICHIARA You’ve either experienced it yourself or at least heard of it: Your family is gathered around a table for Thanksgiving dinner when your uncle says something like, “Liberals are just socialists!” And your aunt fires back, “Oh yeah? Well conservatives...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Education, Events, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN DAY SCHOOL AUBURN — Auburn Day School, Alabama’s STEM preschool, is opening the doors of its brand new ADS Imagination Station for children and families the fourth Saturday of each month. The first event, “Arctic Adventures,” will mark the grand...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
BY MADELINE ACOSTA FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — On Thursday, Jan. 19, Lt. Jessica Daley held a demonstration at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office where she informed parents and guardians about car seat safety and how to correctly install the seats. These...