CONTRIBUTED BY JESSICA HENDERSON LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission hosted a Liberty Tree dedication on Thursday, July 2, outside the Lee County...
Lee County dedicates Liberty Tree for America’s 250th
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Southside Center of the Arts hosts Declaration Exhibition
Local art and history mark America’s 250th anniversary BY GRACIE GOODMANFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Southside Center of Arts is marking America’s...
Local journalism shines as Key Media earns APA awards
BY OBSERVER STAFF EAST ALABAMA — The Observer, The LaFayette Sun and LIVE Lee Magazine brought home 33 awards in the 2026 Alabama Press Association...
Penguin Project theater calls for new mentors and artists
BY GRACIE GOODMANFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Established more than two decades ago, the Penguin Project uses theater as a way to empower children and...
Lemonade to water
Opelika children are helping people in Malawi have clean water with H2Opelika project BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Children across Opelika are...
The Nonprofit Center of East Alabama helps organizations help locals
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Supporting nonprofits that serve East Alabama, the Nonprofit Center of East Alabama’s building houses...
‘He’s a miracle’ — TBI survivor to hold golf tourney
A golf cart wreck nearly took his life. Now he intends to help others with brain injuries. BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly a year...
Lee County celebrates Juneteenth
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Despite humid weather and heavy cloud cover, hundreds packed downtown Opelika to celebrate Juneteenth, the...
OHS, Samford Cannon Foundation encourage student philanthropy
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — The Philanthropy 2026 Luncheon was hosted at the Nonprofit Center of East Alabama on June 18. Sponsored...