by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY EAH LANIER ACUTE REHAB UNIT VALLEY — The Lanier Acute Rehabilitation Unit, in collaboration with Lifepoint Health, recently announced it has ranked in the top 10% of over 850 inpatient rehabilitation facilities that qualified to be ranked in the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Community, Events, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CITY OF SMITHS STATION SMITHS STATION — The community is invited to take part in this year’s MLK Jr. City-Wide Cleanup Day on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon Eastern Standard Time. Prior to the cleanup, there will be a short kickoff program at...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika Revenue Department has mailed out business license renewal applications. Alcoholic beverage licenses are due Jan.15, 2023, but since Jan. 15 is on the weekend, and business owners will have until...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH The dusk is reflecting off Douglas Lake. I am nestled in the French Broad River valley, seated on the porch of a log cabin, watching the Great Smoky Mountains continue to be Great. I am playing the mandolin with some friends. There is an upright bass,...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 12, 2023 | Community, Education
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN / SARA CUSTER AUBURN — The Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center was closed beginning Monday, Jan. 9, during the facility’s renovation and expansion. Part of the city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Master Plan, the...