by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LANETT — The Lanett Police Department concluded its Junior Police Academy in June and connected local children, ages five to 15, to law enforcement.“Our Junior Police Camp is a week-long program each summer that gives children the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — The LaFayette Fire Chief, Jim Doody, has begun planning to restore the Chambers County Museum located near the LaFayette Fire Station.“One of the main things I’m working on right now is trying to get the city to take...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 1, 2025 | Featured
BY SAM VISEFOR THE LAFAYETTE SUN CHAMBERS COUNTY — The LaFayette Sun welcomes new assistant editor, Kadie Vick, to the team. Vick graduated from Auburn University this past May with her Bachelor of Arts degree in professional and public writing with a minor in...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2025 | Featured
Business changes hands BY SAM VISE | FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — For years, The Bottling Plant has been more than just a building in downtown Opelika — it’s been the backdrop for countless memories, from weddings and concerts to community fundraisers.Now, the...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — Thank you for the care package, Miss Paula. Thank you for the cute basket of homemade jams with handwritten labels. Do you know how long it’s been since I had mayhaw jelly? A long time.But most importantly, thank you for the...