by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
Honoring and Celebrating 40 Women Over 40 CONTRIBUTED BY FOCUS ALABAMA A — Focus, a non-partisan women’s organization based in Mobile, Alabama, is proud to announce the second annual 40/40 Awards to honor and celebrate 40 women over 40 who have made a mark...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
BY ASHLEY WHITTLE TIEDT ON BEHALF OF WALMART LEE COUNTY — Walmart invites communities to get healthy ahead of a new school year at Walmart Wellness Day on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH A potluck. A little church in the sticks. There were maybe 50 people at the covered-dish social. Attendees were of all ages. All classes. They represented all creeds, income brackets and SEC football allegiances. The casserole dishes were steaming,...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE There’s been a shooting at a mall in Indiana. A Nascar driver was stabbed to death while getting gas at a filling station. Someone with a gun interrupted a stand-up comedy show in Philadelphia. A bomb threat cleared out a government building in San...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Featured
Opelika Police Department members recently visited Church of the Highland’s Serve Day at Kings Trailer Park, giving out popsicles to locals and allowing children to explore the patrol car. Officers also spent time with Esperanza House, First Baptist Church of...
