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Community enjoys ‘Donuts with Deputies’

The Lee County Sheriffs Office hosted a Donuts with Deputies event, where community members enjoyed sweet treats, fun and games while interacting with LSCO officers and staff. PHOTOS BY JESSICA HENDERSON | LCSO

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Gouge to feature the Gryphon Trio, Ballet Hispánico CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN —The Jay and Susie Gouge Performing Arts Center at Auburn University will offer two performances during January, the Gryphon Trio and Ballet Hispánico. The Gryphon TrioThe Gryphon...

LRCG’s monthly Memory Café events support aging adults, caregivers

BY MALLORIE MCCOY FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — The Lee-Rusell Council of Governments’ Area Agency on Aging offered a Memory Café event on Dec. 16 at its main office, located on 2207 Gateway Drive in Opelika.The primary goal of the Area Agency on Aging is to provide...
On the Mark | Oct. 10, 2024

On the Mark | Oct. 10, 2024

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika (6-1, R 3-1) defeated Dothan 28-7 last Friday night at Ripp Hewes Stadium in Dothan. The Dogs held Wolves to...

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Upcoming Events | Aug. 29, 2024

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...

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Sean of the South | Aug. 29. 2024

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...

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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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