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Facing awareness: teen addiction in Lee County  

CONTRIBUTED BY  KELSEY KINTZ-ROBERTS, ARYANA PRATT, CAMDEN COBURN AND BAILEY CUNNINGHAM LEE COUNTY — In Lee County, nicotine addiction among teens has become commonplace.  Addiction is normalized in our schools’ and communitys’ social circles, covered up...

25 years of Tiger Town Embroidery & Screenprinting

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Providing quality designs, attention to detail, competitive prices and licensing with local universities, Tiger Town Embroidery & Screenprinting celebrated 25 years of business on April 1.  Owner Ken Tidwell said when he...

Auburn council approves nearly $1 million drone technology contract

Program aims to improve response times and investigations as officials address privacy concerns BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will soon have access to a sophisticated network of drones covering a broad swath of the city after the...