Community Articles

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The city of Auburn will welcome Alison Hall as its new Parks and Recreation director in March. A seasoned parks and recreation professional, Hall comes to Auburn from the city of Dothan, where she has served as Leisure Services...

BY KADIE VICK FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn Public Library is promoting community reading through its seasonal learning challenges. The challenges are meant to emphasize the importance of lifelong learning and reading habits. “Learning can be fun, you learn through...

CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — After a generous campaign season, the United Way of Lee County has approved more than $400K to be distributed to its 20 partner agencies and affiliates across Lee County for fiscal year 2024.According to Tipi Miller, executive...

BY KADIE VICKFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika Grows, or O’Grows, will offer a farmers market at 1103 Glenn St. every Saturday this spring. Vendors sell produce, eggs, baked goods, bread and more.“One of the reasons for the market is to provide access to goods and...