by The Observer Staff | Jan 14, 2025 | Featured
A fire started in the 135-year-old Butler-Canon House before 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 8. The structure is expected to be declared a total loss because of the extensive damage caused by the blaze and the efforts to extinguish it. PHOTOS BY STEVEN STIEFEL | FOR THE OBSERVER...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 14, 2025 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN Auburn –Â On Jan. 14, 2025, Auburn Police arrested Taylor Michelle Colbert, age 18, from Auburn, Alabama, on a felony warrant charging her with aggravated cruelty to animals. The arrest stems from officers responding to an animal...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 8, 2025 | Featured
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office hosted three young men and their guests at this year’s Sheriff for the Day. Sheriff Jay Jones swore-in the guest sheriffs, who toured the Justice Center. This year’s guests included Beauregard fourth grader Kobe Ligon and his 6-year-old...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 8, 2025 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc., which serves Lee County, received $1.45 million as part of nearly $44.5 million awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey to 18 community agencies that provide emergency assistance to...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 8, 2025 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — In a brief 26-minule-long meeting, the Auburn City Council addressed several items of business coming off of the holiday season: The council approved an ordinance establishing no parking zones on both sides of Miller Avenue...