by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Featured
BY ALEXANDER GALLOWAYFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Human trafficking can and does occur everywhere, even in Alabama communities, and the trauma faced by victims of commercial sex trafficking can make returning to everyday life difficult. But there is hope for...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community
Publix grants $40,000 to A-O Habitat for Humanity Publix Super Market Charities (PSMC) has been a consistent partner with Auburn Opelika Habitat for Humanity (AOHFH) for the past eight years. Last year, Publix provided a $25,000 grant, and this year’s $40,000 grant...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BYTHE CARTER CENTER ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY REAL CHEMISTRY | BY RITA GLAZE-ROWE ALABAMA — A new study on behalf of Real Chemistry has identified which state Medicaid programs cover GLP-1s.The growing popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists — including Ozempic and Wegovy from Novo Nordisk, and...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 31, 2024 | Politics
BY KATIE BRITT OPINION — Our country is in the throes of a mental health crisis, and it’s our kids who are suffering the most. While social media is far from the only contributor, it stands out as a major culprit.As a mom, it worries me for my own kids and their...