by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2024 | Featured
BY ABBEY CRANKFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — CARE Humane Society marked a significant milestone on Sunday, Oct. 20, celebrating its 50th anniversary.The community event raised more than $20,000 in donations. Currently, the total number of contributions is $27,000,...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 24, 2024 | Ann Cipperly, Column
Bent Creek neighborhood gathers for fall chili party Left, Those making chili for the Bent Creek neighborhood get together were, from left, Bob Hare, Mark Johnston, Pegge McCracken, Dennis Stiff, Carol Luther, George Schmitz and Soma Nagendran. Center, Among those...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2024 | Column, Steve Flowers
1948: The only year political party leadership mattered in Alabama OPINION — All politics is now nationally partisan driven in most of the country and definitely in Alabama. Alabama is a one-party state when it comes to national and state general elections. For about...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2024 | Column, Stacey Wallace
The Hornet’s Nest OPINION — On Nov. 23, Mike and I will have lived in Lee County for nine years. These years have flown by, and we have fallen in love with our home county. In fact, if I listed everyone and everything that I loved about our home, I’d have to...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 18, 2024 | Featured, Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– Down a dirt trail on Lee Road 669 in Auburn you’ll find Beehive Baseball Park. At first glance, it’s nothing unusual — there’s teams hitting, fielding and pitching as any baseball club does. If you’re lucky, though, you’ll...
