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A Lee County Night Before Christmas

BY THE LEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE T’was the night before Christmas, and all through Lee County, Not a creature was stirring, not even Deputy Aubie; Dispatchers were answering calls with care, Assuring people that help soon would be there; The elves were nestled all...

Auburn Junior High teacher decorates the White House for Christmas

BY MALLORIE MCCOY FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn Junior High School’s Response to Intervention Coordinator and eighth and ninth grade study skills teacher, Kimberly Johnson, was invited by First Lady Jill Biden to help decorate the White House for the Christmas...

A spirit that is not afraid:The story of Auburn’s Marianne Jackson

BY SAM HENDRIX, SECRETARYAUBURN HERITAGE ASSN. Seventy-five years ago this January, Auburn resident Marianne Jackson Cashatt (1933-2011) was on top of the world: a popular senior at Lee County High School with abundant school and church activities and plans for...