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What’s next for the residents of Springwood Hotel?

CONTRIBUTED BY OBSERVER STAFF OPELIKA — Ten days after nearly 120 long-term residents of the Springwood Hotel were evacuated at the request of the office of the Alabama State Fire Marshal, there is still no plan in place for repairing and reopening the...

Upcoming Events | Aug. 29, 2024

AUG. 29 — THIRD THURSDAY POETRY SERIESAuburn University’s Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities will host the Third Thursday Poetry Series on Aug. 29 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Pebble Hill (101 S. Debardeleben St., Auburn) featuring local readers...

Sean of the South | Aug. 29. 2024

It’s all in the algorithms OPINION — I woke up, staggered from my bedroom and made coffee. I pulled out my phone and commenced to scroll social media. On my screen, [there was] a young woman, in pajamas, dancing in her kitchen. She was maybe mid twenties, with a...

Alley Art Walk to be held on Food Truck Fridays

BY ELESE MCKINLEYFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Starting Aug. 16, the Opelika’s newest art studio, The Fired Fox, will host an Alley Art Walk in the breezeway between 8th Street and Courthouse Square. Alley Art Walks will be held on the third Friday of each month during...
A Taste of Grace | Aug. 1, 2024

A Taste of Grace | Aug. 1, 2024

The Community God OPINION — There’s nothing in the biblical witness like the prayer that Jesus gave His disciples. It is located in the heart of the...

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Obituaries | July 18, 2024

Obituaries | July 18, 2024

MALCOLM FREDERICK MCGINNESSMalcolm Frederick McGinness was born on April 7, 1942, in Skidmore, Missouri, to Lane and Wilma McGinness. He passed away...

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A Taste of Grace | Aug. 1, 2024

A Taste of Grace | July 11, 2024

I've been to church OPINION — In Psalms, there is the principle I like to think of as the “I’ve been to church” principle. (Yes, I know disciples...

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School News | July 4, 2024

School News | July 4, 2024

Anderson named principal at Cary Woods Elementary Auburn City Schools has appointed Lamarrius Anderson as principal of Cary Woods Elementary School....

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PUBLIC NOTICES | APRIL 11, 2024

PUBLIC NOTICES | APRIL 11, 2024

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIE JAMES LOVE, Deceased.CASE NO. 2024-174NOTICE TO CREDITORSLetters...

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