by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — National 2-1-1 Day was recognized Saturday, Feb. 11, but the service remains in full swing the other 364 days of the year. “2-1-1 is a great program for our community because it is available 24/7, and...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Education
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA EXTENSION / MIKE CLARDY AUBURN — The future of health care is here today for residents of nearby rural Chambers County. A multidisciplinary program at Auburn University — and an innovative virtual care station offered by OnMed — are providing...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYOPELIKA UTILITIES OPELIKA — Opelika Utilities has a long history of providing reliable water service for Opelika and the surrounding region. For 30 years, those efforts were led by General Manager Dan Hilyer. Matt McDougald worked with and learned from...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BYRACHEL AUSTIN AUBURN — Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based chain of country stores and gas stations, is looking for smiling faces to join its team in Auburn, Alabama. Buc-ee’s Auburn will bring 250 new jobs to the area with starting pay ranging between $17...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 16, 2023 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH She was trash. At least that’s how she was treated. She was found wandering a rural Mississippi highway. Beneath the stars. It was a wonder the girl hadn’t been hit. This was a busy highway. The kind with transfer trucks. The dog was walking in the...
