by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES BY DUSTIN DUNCAN LEE COUNTY — There is good news for breastfeeding families in Alabama. Thanks to work from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System Human Sciences team, more families have the ability to select a breastfeeding-friendly child...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY CFEA LEE COUNTY — The Community Foundation of East Alabama (CFEA) recently granted funds from its Disaster Fund to the Lee County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to purchase refrigerators in the new and renovated EOC (Emergency Operations Center)...
by The Observer Staff | May 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Sarah “Sally” Buchanan Vann, 76, died March 30, 2023, in Greenville, South Carolina, where she was residing with her daughter and son-in-law, grandchildren and great-grandson. Sally was born in Oakridge, Tennessee, to A.M. (Macy) and Catherine (Kitty) Buchanan. She...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Events
The Lee County Relay for Life drew dozens of participants to Courthouse Square in Opelika April 28 to support the American Cancer Society. The evening consisted of ceremonies, walks, luminaria and other activities. Teams and individual donors raised enough funds to...
by The Observer Staff | May 3, 2023 | Community, Education, Events
The Lee County Youth Development Center held its annual Child Abuse Awareness Walk Thursday, April 27, from 2 to 3 p.m. The event was moved to the campus’s arts and fitness center due to rain. Attendees wore blue and white in solidarity with the cause. Facts...
