by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY BETTY REESE LEE COUNTY — Each year, PACE (People of Action for Community Enrichment) awards two scholarships in the amount of $500 each to two deserving seniors who display financial need, leadership, high academic achievement and outstanding community...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
By Beth Pinyerd Memorial Day has come and gone and summer days are upon us, we can set the ground rules for each of our families to have an enjoyable, safe, fun-filled summer. Classroom Observer has observed that the local churches are providing Vacation Bible Schools...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Events
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA— Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church, located at 1308 Auburn St. in Opelika, will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST. The celebration will include food, music, local vendors and more. The...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
TV Still Drives the Vote By Steve Flowers After the 1960 Kennedy vs. Nixon classic presidential contest, television became the medium for political campaigns. TV became the new campaign strategy in Alabama in 1962. George Wallace, Big Jim Folsom and Ryan DeGraffenried...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The commission has now officially created a working budget for some of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funding. The county has close to $32 million total to spend. $10 million of that has been designated...
