by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — The Auburn City Council took the following actions at its second regular meeting in February: Approved a funding agreement for the redevelopment of Ridgecrest Apartments. The City Council approved a funding commitment to the...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Politics
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Did you know, Lee County began offering free trash disposal days in the county last monthJohn McDonald, Environmental Services director, told the commission Monday night that the free disposal days have...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Column, Greg Markley
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Until age 11, I had never been on a college campus. On TV, actors spoke of college on “Leave It To Beaver” and “My Three Sons.” That deficiency changed in 1967 when on a trip to New Hampshire. My father drove to Dartmouth College, an Ivy...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Letter to the Editor
OPINION —It would be interesting to know who is or who is not in charge of the grounds at the Lee County Courthouse. This building is one if the most beautiful public buildings in the United States and every Lee County resident should be proud of it! But here it sits...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2024 | Events
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Brian Regan is on his way to Auburn. The comedian is making his first stop to the Lovliest Village on The Plains Thursday night with a show at the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center. “Stand up...
