by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2022 | Community, Events, Featured
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. To celebrate that, the local nonprofit Compassionate Hands of Hope Inc. is hosting its second annual Glow for Epilepsy event at Courthouse Square in Opelika this...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Events
The 18th annual Think Pink event at the Spencer Cancer Center at East Alabama Medical Center took place last Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. The EAMC Foundation Breast Health Fund was established in 2004 to provide screening and diagnostic mammograms to uninsured women...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — Kermit Farmer, in honor of his late wife Linda Farmer, has started Village Paths, a service that allows physicians to better connect with their patients through resources and tools. “We’re providing medical...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Health care is about to become more accessible to Opelika’s underserved communities. Four years after First Transit donated a bus to the cause, that bus has been renovated and converted into Opelika’s...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 12, 2022 | Community, Events
The Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center hosted its 10th annual Senior Health and Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 4. The health fair provided seniors with access to several free services, from glucose and cholesterol checks to flu shots and PSA bloodwork to screen...
