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City of Auburn welcomes new parks & rec director

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...
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Library challenges encourage reading

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...
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United Way allocates $400K-plus to 20 local partners

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...
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O’Grows farmers market opens Saturday

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...
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The Elks Lodge Flipped For Fun

The Elks Lodge Flipped For Fun

Sep 13, 2023

PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER Local Elks Lodge No. 1834 held a community day on Sept. 9 at the USA Town Center. The event was both fun and...

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Benjamin’s Bone Marrow Blitz

Sep 13, 2023

PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER 2023-09-09 Benjamin’s Bone Marrow Blitz Run 2023-09-09 Benjamin’s Bone Marrow Blitz Run 2023-09-09 Benjamin’s...

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Top Hat Tackles Food Insecurity

Top Hat Tackles Food Insecurity

Sep 13, 2023

CONTRIBUTED BY WENDY HODGE OPELIKA —“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” - Mahatma...

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