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Scouts Explore USS ALABAMA

CONTRIBUTED BY PACK AND TROOP 858 OPELIKA — Pack and Troop 858 from Opelika spent the night of Saturday, Sept. 12, living aboard the Battleship USS ALABAMA in Mobile. Led by leaders of the Pack and Troop, the members learned about a “battlewagon” in World War II. The...
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A calling to serve: SHARED THREADS helps hundreds

BY VANESSA ECHOLS FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — When Formeeca Tripp was asked to help two families whose children needed clothes, she had no idea that would lead to her calling and lifelong passion. Now nearly a decade later, she’s helped hundreds of Lee County...
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Greater Peace Missionary to hold yard sale fundraiser

BY VANESSA ECHOLS FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Church bake sales have been a tradition for generations, as a way to fundraise and share delicious treats. But now Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Opelika has come up with a new twist on that old tradition. The...
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Free prostate screenings

CONTRIBUTED BY UHF TUSKEGEE — On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Urology Health Foundation, in partnership with the Macon County Health Department, will hold a free PSA screening for men 40 years of age and older from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Macon County Health Department...
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