by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Events
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER STANDING ROCK — Downtown Standing Rock, Alabama, was busier than usual on Saturday, May 14. For the first time ever, the Standing Rock Fish Fry and Bake Sale was held at the old Community Center on Chambers County Road 278 in downtown...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Starting today, Applebee’s restaurants across the country have transformed into “lemonade stands,” in celebration of Applebee’s annual fundraising campaign with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE I’ve mentioned Tanya Simms, my dear friend, several times in my column. She taught for 26 years in the great state of Alabama, retired and then taught for 11 years at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia. I was blessed to teach on the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community, Featured
Lee County Roasts Chette Williams During Annual Event The Greater Peace Community Development Corporation (GPCDC) hosted the Taste of Lee County and Community Comedy Roast Saturday, July 16 at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church Family Life Center at 650 Jeter...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 20, 2022 | Community
Crossroad Missionary Baptist Church recently held a youth-and-fun day and a back-to-school supplies giveaway event. The Rev. Johnny Green is the pastor of the church and Marquenta Barnett is president of Quent Sharing And Caring Uplift Outreach who supplied the...
