by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY EAST ALABAMA HEALTH OPELIKA — East Alabama Health continues to rake in various honors and awards this year, the latest of which bring about special recognition for its cardiac unit and sleep program. EAMC RECEIVES FIVE CARDIAC AND VASCULAR AWARDS East...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 22, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Adventurers come in all shapes, sizes, colors and abilities. Six-year-old Emmett Belcher is one young adventurer that could use a little help from the community to make his adventuring more accessible....
by The Observer Staff | Mar 15, 2023 | Community, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY JEANNIE GAINES / ALABAMA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ALABAMA — Odds are, if you buy pills or other illicit drugs online or from a dealer, they will be laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl. According to a 2022 United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Community
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — East Alabama Health (EAH) is getting recognized in more ways than one. The hospital’s care and awareness efforts have recently earned various distinctions and certifications that are helping to advance its...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 22, 2023 | Community, Education, Schools
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — Lee County Relay for Life recently took a big step closer to this year’s fundraising goal, thanks to the efforts of a group of high school students. Just as they have in years past, students in Auburn High...