by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYJOE MATTINGLY AUBURN — On the dreary, rainy evening of May 23, Scouts BSA Troop 11 gathered at Auburn Memorial Park Cemetery to continue an annual tradition that dates back more years than can be remembered: placing American flags on the graves of our...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES / BY COLE SIKES ALABAMA — Now is the perfect time to visit Alabama’s exquisite river basins. These waterways are teeming with new life thanks to an annual reminder of the state’s beauty, the Cahaba lily. An Alabama Cooperative Extension...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE From the time I first learned to read the “Janet and Mark” series of books in the first grade in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), I fell in love with books. Over the years in school and at home, I read voraciously, enjoying “Little...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY DEVIOUS PLANET MEDIA AUBURN — Atlanta’s Michelle Malone, a mainstay of American roots music for more than 30 years, will perform at Sundilla Concert Series on June 16. According to Sundilla, showtime at Pebble Hill is 7:30 p.m., and like all...
by The Observer Staff | May 31, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA ARTS ASSOCIATION EAST ALABAMA — East Alabama Arts is pleased to announce a new programming initiative, OPEN BOOK, a grassroots play exploration group led by Melaine Bennett and Steve Bice. OPEN BOOK is a group of local community theater...
