CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC LEE COUNTY — Caroline Lybarger, the reigning 2024 Miss Southern Union, will complete her year of service on Jan. 16, when the new 2025 Miss Southern Union is crowned at Brazeal Auditorium on Southern Union’s Wadley Campus.The Miss Southern Union...

JAN. 18 — 13TH ANNUAL POLAR PLUNGEAuburn Parks & Recreation and Lee County Special Olympics will host the 13th Annual Polar Plunge on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 9 a.m. at Samford Pool. Pre-registration is required online at: www.auburnalabama.org/parks/register. Please...

Applications now open for vendors, artists, volunteers CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — Auburn Parks and Recreation announced the 24th annual Auburn CityFest — one of the most anticipated events in Lee County — will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m....

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Get ready for an unforgettable evening with Australian singer/songwriter Rick Price on Friday, Jan. 10, at The Sound Wall in downtown Opelika.Price’s biggest hit, Heaven Knows, has racked up over 50 million streams on Spotify, and...