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Eye on Grace Foundation offers support, community
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — After being diagnosed with ocular melanoma, Ashley McCrary was inspired to help others, so she founded...
Volleyball- Southern Christian vs Tuscaloosa
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Local animal rescue must abruptly find new home
BY KADIE TAYLOR | THE OBSERVER AUBURN/OPELIKA — A local nonprofit dog and cat rescue organization urgently needs to find forever homes for animals...
9/11 mobile exhibit coming to Opelika for Sept. 11
CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit, a powerful tribute honoring the lives lost and...
New Dollar General Market now open in Salem
CONTRIBUTED BY DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION SALEM — DG Market is now open at 7950 Lee Rd 379 in Salem. The new store features an expanded selection of...
Alabama’s new CBD ban devastates local business
BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — A month after Alabama lawmakers banned THC and CBD products from retail stores, local retailers say...
Opelika train depot named in honor of late Mayor Bobby J. Freeman
A plaque and new signage at the Opelika train depot honors the city’s influential former mayor, the late Bobby James Freeman. PHOTOS BY SAM VISE |...