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Nurses Honor Guard provides Nightingale Tributes

CONTRIBUTED BY ELESE MCKINLEY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — In March 2023, Amanda Simmons founded the Nurses Honor Guard of the East Central Alabama Region, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the careers and contributions of deceased nurses.Through...

Under the Lights – Aug. 29, 2024

This will be a weekly feature where readers can find all the local high school football news Auburn High cruises to season-opening 49-0 shutout over North Miami Beach The AHS Tiger defense dominated the Chargers under the Friday night lights. PHOTO BY JERRY BALLAS FOR...

WORKERS ON STRIKE!

AT&T workers join picket lines in Southeastern US BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — As Americans celebrate with backyard barbecues this Labor Day, it’s a good time to remember the roots of the holiday, which sprung from violent clashes over...

Ambassadors of Change bringing community together

Council of leaders aims to make Opelika a better place to live and work BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The accomplishments of a group of people working together toward achieving a common goal are being realized on the streets, in schools and across...
Rotten to Nice

Rotten to Nice

New Auburn business offers dog training, boarding BY TRISHA WHITE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Trusting another person with your dog is one of the most...

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