CONTRIBUTED BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Ten days after nearly 120 long-term residents of the Springwood Hotel were evacuated at the request of the...
What’s next for the residents of Springwood Hotel?
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Hotel residents ordered to leave facility
BY ANITA STIEFEL | THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — “Less than 24 hours’ notice, and now what are we supposed to do?” asked 61-year-old Donald Preston, who...
Loachapoka honors memory of Javion Gary
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Inaugural ‘Live on The Plains’ music festival announced
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India Palace brings international flavor to Auburn
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Inside the Statehouse | Aug. 29, 2024
Lee County Commission allots more ARPA funds BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Loachapoka can release that breath it’s been holding...
