by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Community
Opelika and Auburn celebrated Global Community Day last friday with festivals at the Opelika SportsPlex and Jule Collins Smith Museum, respectively. It was a day for bringing international and non-international communities together to learn and experience global...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY – To help a child, invest in adult literacy. Imagine for a moment, what it would be like not being able to read. For some, this is a reality. More than 43 million adults in the United States lack basic work skills like literacy,...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Community
By Hannah Lesterhlester@opelikaobserver.com OPELIKA — Easter is chocked full of events in the community — but this is the 14th year for the Victory in Jesus celebration in Opelika. “It’s a community event to celebrate the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
OPELIKA — The Fearsome Foursome — that’s the nickname that my husband Mike gave to Tom Patton (Daddy), Barbara Patton (Mama), Aunt Jenny and Aunt Betty (Daddy’s older sisters) some years ago. That lively, funny quartet had a lot of adventures before my aunts and Daddy...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 13, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER AUBURN – Grammy, Tony winner Lauren Patten takes the Marentes Stage April 24 The Gogue Center presents star of stage and screen Lauren Patten live in concert on Sunday, April 24. Patten is probably best known for her role as Jo in the...
