by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES BY COLE SIKES AUBURN — Today’s chicken egg costs 140% more than one year ago. Demand for eggs has progressively increased in since 2009, exacerbating the current expense that consumers are feeling in their wallets. Many egg-related...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community
Representatives from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Fort Benning pose with their Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA). The agreement was signed by Sheriff Jay Jones, fourth from left, and Garrison Commander Colin P. Mahle, fifth from right. BY KENDYL...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Greg Markley
OPINION — In the 1983 movie “Terms of Endearment,” a young woman character is the best friend of another young woman who is succumbing to cancer. The friend said to the hospitalized woman, “You are my touchstone, Emma.” She is telling her ill friend she will be hugely...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Opinions
Fentanyl is often added to other drugs without the user’s knowledge, leading to overdoses. CONTRIBUTEDTO THE OBSERVER OPINION — I’m certain that many of you have heard about the drug fentanyl in the news these last few years — the powerful opioid similar...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 29, 2023 | Community, Events
Senior Showmanship Contest winners at the Jr. Swine Expo during the Jr. Livestock Expo were, from left, Cortlin Ledlow of St. Clair County, champion; Cody Castleberry of St. Clair, reserve champion; Alyx Johnson of Randolph County, third; Brooke Ginn of Calhoun...
