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Exodus Ranch seeking community’s assistance

Help needed to care for 14 children CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Exodus Ranch needs your help.It currently has 14 children and, as always, needs help with food, clothing, medical care and providing the children with more than just the essentials. Eight...

Law Enforcement News, Dec. 13, 2023

Piedmont Columbus Regional names Lee Co. Deputy as First Friday Hero BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM The mother of the toddler that Deputy Jacob Cook saved during the "First Friday Hero" event where he was honored recently. LEE COUNTY — On Tuesday...

Auburn celebrates expansion of Wire Road Soccer Complex

The city of Auburn Parks & Recreation commemorated recent additions to the Wire Road Soccer Complex with a plaque ceremony on Dec. 11. Expansions to the complex were completed this fall, including a new indoor facility with a 160-by-350-foot in-door multipurpose...

Loachapoka breaks ground on new Community Park

Residents in Loachapoka will soon be able to enjoy their own community park after a ground-breaking ceremony was held on Monday, Dec. 4. Estimated to be completed in May 2024, the project will include a renovated walking trail, a 1,500-square-foot covered pavilion...
What’s happening Lee County

What’s happening Lee County

A compilation of upcoming events World-renowned pianist Jan Mulder to perform at historic Trinity Church CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA ­—...

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