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Nature Walk Set for This Weekend

CONTRIBUTED BY FRIENDS OF WOOD DUCK NATURE PRESERVE OPELIKA — Friends of Wood Duck Nature Preserve will conduct a Nature Walk this Saturday, Jan. 21, rain or shine. Those intereseted should meet at the pavilion, 3601 Waverly Parkway (one-half mile from U.S. Highway...
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A Good Year Planned for Lee-Russell Agency on Aging

BY BETH PINYERD FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The advisory council with the Lee-Russell Council of Governments (LRCOG) Area Agency on Aging held its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Jeanna Thomas, director of Area Agency on Aging, led the meeting. New...
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Local Youth Become Sheriff for a Day

BY WIL CREWS AND KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH LEE COUNTY — Two students in Lee County had the opportunity last week to be “Sheriff for the Day” with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. The department announced the Sheriff for the Day contest on its social media pages on Oct....
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Inaugural Street Food Saturday a Success

BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika’s street food culture continues to grow. While many by now are familiar with the Opelika Chamber of Commerce’s Food Truck Fridays, which take place on the first and third Friday of every month in downtown...
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