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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...

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Alabama DHR Addresses Increase in EBT Fraud and Cautions Clients Against Continued Phone Scams CONTRIBUTED BY STATE OF ALABAMA DHR MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) is continuing to receive an increased number of fraud reports...

Legislators applaud local RC&D Council contributions

CONTRIBUTED BY THE MID-SOUTH RC&D COUNCIL Pictured above left, students are shown using the new equipment made possible by RC&D’s grant; center - a check presentation from Mid-South RC&D to the Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama; and far right is...
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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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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