by The Observer Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA DHR New guidance from the Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care expands eligibility for Child Care Workforce Stabilization grants available through the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR). Childcare providers...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY U-HAUL Auburn-Opelika market is the No. 23 growth city in America based on U-Haul® truck moves throughout 2021, according to transactional data compiled for the annual U-Haul Growth Index. People coming to Auburn-Opelika in one-way U-Haul trucks...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH This supernatural cherub was a gift from her mother, long ago. It all started when Erin was six years old. Her dying mother called Erin to her sickbed, said a prayer, and gifted her daughter an angel. Simple as that. After her mother passed, Erin was...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE Christmas is behind us. All the gifts are opened, and all that’s left of the feasts are leftovers in second-hand Cool Whip and Country Crock tubs. The lights are still up, but they don’t twinkle quite as brightly now that the big day is over. What’s...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 5, 2022 | Column
By ROBERTSON Happy New Year everyone. I’ve decided to use this space to honor one of my favorite months of the year, January. For years, I have loved the peace and calm of this month along with its soup, its fire place and its rest that it brings into our home. If...
