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2022 — APA DIVISION D GENERAL EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION — 2023 COVERING LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA Vol. 15, No. 51 Opelika, Alabama Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 Your local publication created 'for local people, by local people.'
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Depot To Host Dinner Benefitting LCYDC PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER
The Depot will be hosting a four-course meal to benefit the Lee County Youth Development Program on Oct. 4.
Opelika’s National Night Out Event Planned for Oct. 3 OPELIKA — National Night Out is a community-building campaign to raise awareness on the following topics: public safety, crime prevention, health, education and youth programs. Opelika’s National Night Out will be Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Courthouse Square. Attendees of the event will have the chance to interact with first responders from the Opelika Police Department, Opelika Fire Department, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, East Alabama Emergency
LEE COUNTY — As part of the Auburn Food and Wine Tour, The Depot is hosting a fourcourse wine dinner Oct. 4, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Lee County Youth Development Center (LCYDC). Since opening in Auburn’s historic train depot, The Depot restaurant has become known as a modern Gulf-coastal brasserie. An assortment of fresh seafood highlights the menu along with a variety of other excellent dishes. The Depot is a stunning restaurant with ambiance See LCYDC, page A5
Opelika Sportsplex to Host Annual Senior Health and Resource Fair Oct. 3 PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF OPELIKA
PHOTO BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA
BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER
Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones gives out a hug during the 2021 National Night Out event.
Medical Services, Lee County Emergency Management Agency and more. “Our National Night event is designed to help
kids throughout our entire community to learn about how they, and their families, can be safer,” said Opelika See NNO, page A3
The Senior Health and Resource Fair offers the community an opportunity to learn more about health and wellness resources in the area. CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF OPELIKA
OPELIKA —
The Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center is hosting its 11th annual Senior Health and
Resource Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 8 a.m. until See HEALTH, page A3
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