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Auburn Public Library works towards new branch

Auburn Public Library works towards new branch

by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER Expanding and educating, the Auburn Public Library is encouraging literacy and community engagement with locals. In 2025, Auburn Public Library Engagement and Outreach Librarian Ashley Brown said the community enjoyed many of the annual...
Recommit to healthier living during National Nutrition Month

Recommit to healthier living during National Nutrition Month

by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Featured

CONTRIBUTED BY MARY WILSON | ACES AUBURN — Although New Year’s resolutions of eating better and exercising more may be distant memories, March provides a chance to recommit to a healthier lifestyle. That is because March is National Nutrition Month. For more than 50...
Sean of the South | The good news they don’t tell you about

Sean of the South | The good news they don’t tell you about

by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich

Here is the news that didn’t make the front page this week, but should have: — Researchers have grown tiny organs from stem cells, then used these cells to test a new form of therapy for regenerating injured spinal cords. The cells were then treated with a...
Southern Hospitality | Talented cook enjoys presenting cooking lessons to nonprofits

Southern Hospitality | Talented cook enjoys presenting cooking lessons to nonprofits

by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Ann Cipperly, Column

BY ANN CIPPERLY With a love of cooking, Lyndal Curry enjoys presenting cooking classes to nonprofit organizations, her Bible study and friends. Lyndal has gathered a collection of recipes from the many places she and her husband, Tim, have lived, and they have both...
Community Calendar | Week of March 9, 2026

Community Calendar | Week of March 9, 2026

by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)

LUNCH AT THE CHAMBER The Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,”a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and features a rotating...
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