by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Lee County Master Gardeners’ biennial Garden Tour is set to return next Saturday, May 13. The event serves as the main fundraising activity for Lee County Master Gardeners, which puts the profits towards...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Education, Schools
CONTRIBUTED BYAUBURN UNIVERSITY AUBURN — Auburn University’s Kreher Preserve and Nature Center is commemorating its 30th anniversary with a yearlong celebration in 2023. Among the events planned to mark this milestone are a photo contest, a summer camp, Forest Friends...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church is presenting its third annual summer concert series this June and July. The Music for a Summer’s Evening concerts will take place outside in front of St. Dunstan’s each Thursday, from 6 to 7 p.m....
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Obituaries
Randy Lee Branch, of Auburn, was born in Alexander City, Alabama, on March 17, 1958, to the late Emmett Jack Branch and Betty Joyce McAlister Branch, and passed away at his home on May 1, 2023. He was 65 years old. He is survived by his sons, Kurt Branch (Meg), Clay...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 27, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Road Builders Association (ARBA) last week announced Skip Powe, P.E. will lead the organization as its new executive director. Powe, who started in the role Feb. 27, brings over 30 years of experience in...
