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Nurses Honor Guard provides Nightingale Tributes

CONTRIBUTED BY ELESE MCKINLEY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — In March 2023, Amanda Simmons founded the Nurses Honor Guard of the East Central Alabama Region, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the careers and contributions of deceased nurses.Through...

Two Notasulga men arrested, charged in connection with murder of Loachapoka student

BY OBSERVER STAFF EAST ALABAMA — The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s web page listed Barthonia Howard (pictured left) and Elijah Rogers (pictured right) as being arrested on charges of murder and attempted murder in Macon County.The two were apprehended in Tuscaloosa...

Book signing is Aug. 23 at Auburn Oil Co.

BY JACQUELINE JARIKAGATE PUBLISHING AUBURN — On Friday, Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m., Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers will celebrate the release of award-winning journalist and local author Roger Thurow’s newest book, Against the Grain. Thurow will discuss his new book, answer...

Habitat breaks ground on Home No. 77

Representatives from West Fraser, the city of Auburn and Stone Martin Builders partnered with Habitat for Humanity to break ground on Home No. 77 in Auburn on Aug. 9. Stone Martin Builders and its trade partners are planning, permitting, leading and building this home...
New Opelika Senior Center now open

New Opelika Senior Center now open

CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OF OPELIKA OPELIKA — The city of Opelika and Lee-Russell Council of Governments held a ribbon cutting and grand opening...

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