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, Events
BY BETH PINYERD FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Vision Awareness Week, held from Oct. 17 through 21 and sponsored by the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, was an outreach to the legally blind and low-vision residents in our community. Melody Wilson, case manager for...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Events, Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — Out Tha Mudd Boxing is hosting a women’s self-defense class this Saturday, Oct. 22. Located at 1051 South Fox Run Parkway, Unit 3, Out Tha Mudd Boxing LLC is owned and operated by Rod Welch, a decorated boxer and...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions, Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN MAYOR RON ANDERS AND OPELIKA MAYOR GARY FULLER LEE COUNTY — To the Editor: In the 1950s, over 50% of American workers were unionized. Today, the percentage of American workers who are unionized is approximately 10%. The numbers for just the...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | Community, Education, Events, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY THE FOOD BANK OF EAST ALABAMA LEE COUNTY — Another “food fight” is underway as the annual Beat ‘Bama Food Drive kicked off on Sept. 30. For the past 28 years, Auburn University and the University of Alabama have competed with each...
