by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Events
Several community members turned out for Smiths Station’s first official 9/11 Heroes Run on Sept. 10 to remember the fallen heroes of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. The Lee County event was one of more than 75 in-person Heroes Runs across the...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 21, 2022 | Community, Featured, Politics
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — Changes are likely on the horizon for those in the jurisdiction of the Smiths Station Fire Protection District (SSFPD). SSFPD held a town hall meeting Sept. 9 at Station 1 to discuss the need for an...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 15, 2022 | Community, Education, Featured, Schools
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education recognized District 7 Board Member Brian Roberson and approved its budget for fiscal year 2023, among other business, at its regular meeting Sept. 13. Roberson died...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 14, 2022 | Obituaries
Brian Matthew Roberson, 48, of Smiths Station, Alabama, entered the gates of Heaven where he joined his son Matthew on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. A funeral service was held on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Philadelphia Baptist Church with the Rev. Clay Duck officiating....
by The Observer Staff | Sep 7, 2022 | Community, Events, Featured
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTHKENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM SMITHS STATION — After two years of virtual “shadow” events, Smiths Station will remember those lost in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with its first 9/11 Heroes Run. The event will begin Saturday, Sept. 10 at 8 a.m....
