by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY BCATODAY.ORG AND THE OPELIKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Small Business of the Year Awards presented by The Partnership of the Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (CCAA) and the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), recognizes the...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY NOAH GRIFFITH CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — When Opelika’s Rehab Works occupational therapist and Manager Mallory Payne dropped her daughter off for the first day of daycare, she had no idea she would run into one of her former patients. “Cassie! Is that...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Education, Featured, Schools
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) is holding free digital literacy courses for seniors in the community this semester. “It’s an online computer class that basically gets people familiar with...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ALABAMA — The Partners of Alabama’s Challenge announced that the River Region will serve as the next stop on a statewide tour of veterans well-being town hall meetings. The Alabama’s Challenge Town Hall is...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH Lessons from my blind rescue dog: — Wherever you are, find the dog-people. — The only things in life that matter are people and food. Although not necessarily in that order. — You learn everything you need to know about a person by the way they talk...