Subscribe Now!

Featured Articles

Lamplighters recognized during annual meeting

BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Representing the best of the city of Auburn, the five people who were presented with the Mayor’s Lamplighter Awards had no idea that they would be recognized at the annual State of the City Address held last Thursday at the Jay...
Read More

Yum Yums: Pre-order food shop serves up homemade meals to the Auburn community

BY KAYLEIGH FREEMANFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Yum Yums, a family-owned business specializing in pre-order food, has been serving up the Auburn community with fresh, homemade meals since 2014. Open for over a decade, the small business has become a staple for many in...
Read More

Ru’s Roots bringing barrier-free adaptive fitness to Opelika

BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — In June 2023, the Garst family felt everything was perfect in their lives when they welcomed their third child, Ruthie, into the world. What came next for them shattered their lives as they were — but now it’s their reason...
Read More

The Tales of Sydney: A local children’s book treasure

BY KAYLEIGH FREEMANFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Local author Kay Whaley and illustrator Kathy Hamrick have teamed up once again to bring readers the fourth story in the Tales of Sydney, a children’s book collection that follows the journey of Sydney, a Portuguese Water...
Read More