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Opelika woman enjoys repurposing quilts into useful items

BY HANNAH BEASLEY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — Leigh Ann Parker of Opelika recycles old quilts and gives them new life. Her passion for repurposing old quilts began two years ago during when she stumbled upon a quilt coat pattern and became intrigued.“I began going...
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AHS goes to 7A Region finals

Boys, girls basketball teams both advance BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY – With their eyes set on bringing a state title home, the Auburn High School boys and girls basketball teams looked to make some noise in the opening round of the 7A state...
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Lee County School Board meeting gets heated

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER Smiths Station Teachers Confront Superintendent Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard found himself taking heat from angry parents and teachers from South Smiths Station Elementary School during the Feb. 11 regular school board...
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Auburn trustees approve children’s garden, AU Bee Center

BY KRISTEN BOWMAN AU NEWS AUBURN — The Auburn University Board of Trustees approved two transformational projects for the College of Agriculture at its meeting on Friday, Feb. 7. The board approved phase one of a new children’s garden at the 16-acre Transformation...
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Teachers for the Next Generation

Teachers for the Next Generation

Jan 4, 2023

BY HANNAH LESTERHLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN —  After 19 years of teaching, Shannon Brandt said she had no intentions of doing anything...

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Susie K’s Shutters Its Doors

Susie K’s Shutters Its Doors

Jan 4, 2023

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Opelika has lost one of its popular meat-and-three, country-style restaurants. Susie K's,...

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Straight From the Headlines

Straight From the Headlines

Dec 28, 2022

BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY —  It is time to say goodbye to 2022. It has become a tradition for The Observer to...

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