by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN – Developers who build in Auburn will soon enjoy a greater range of freedom after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a long-overdue amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance.That addition, known as a PUD, or...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Community, Featured
BY LOGAN HURSTONFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Rising Gardens is set to host its first market of 2025 on Sunday, March 23, from 1 to 5 p.m. at 231 E. Drake Ave. in Auburn.The market was created in 2021 by a team of concerned citizens as a way to bring fresh, organic...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events, Featured
BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — With a wide variety of the area’s top restaurants serving dishes, the 10th annual Taste of the Town will provide an evening of food and beverages Tuesday, April 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Museum of East Alabama in downtown...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES OPELIKA — Vocational Rehabilitation Service Field Supervisor Mary Browning has received the 2025 Presidential Distinguished Professional Award from the Alabama Transition Specialties Division of the Alabama...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 18, 2025 | Featured, Sports
AU named No. 1 seed in NCAA basketball tourney CONTRIBUTED BY AU ATHLETICS AUBURN — The Auburn men’s basketball team earned a historic No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship as the field of 68 was announced March 16.The SEC...