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Commission Discusses ARPA, Postpones Vote 

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —  The Lee County Commission voted Tuesday night to postpone the allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and voted to approve the Lee County Broadband Expansion Grant Program and...

Local Scouts Place Flags in Cemetery for Memorial Day

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...

Cahaba Lilies: Transforming Alabama’s Waterways

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 System...

Sundilla to Welcome Award-Winning Roots Musician

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 Pebble Hill...
Everyone Is Included

Everyone Is Included

BY HANNAH LESTERFOR LIVE LEE MAGAZINE AUBURN — In the last six years, Bitty and Beau’s has grown from a singular coffee shop to a chain across the...

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