by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE You’d have to be crazy to do what we do. By “we” I mean Tim and myself and Tim’s parents, Jeff and Jerri. For 364 days a year, we plan and prepare and look forward to the Saturday after Labor Day with a couple hundred other folks, who are just as...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH Mobile, Alabama. Morning time. I was meeting someone important. I pulled into the parking lot of Toomey’s Beads & Bulk Mardi Gras Supply on Macrae Avenue. Which is the kind of store you will not find in any city but Mobile. Toomey’s is a...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College’s Office of Public Relations won multiple awards during the annual meeting of the Alabama Community College Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA) earlier this month. The ACCSPRA Pyramid Awards are...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Education, Schools
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. (ACHR) is providing opportunities in Lee County and beyond for families to grow and learn together. The nonprofit organization is centered in Auburn and encompasses...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — The city of Auburn’s Public Works and Water Resource Management departments are teaming up to improve water quality in local creeks while engaging residents in maintaining Auburn’s natural resources — all thanks to a grant...
