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IN THIS ISSUE BUSINESS NEWS A3 | SOCIETY A7 | OBITUARIES A15 | COMICS A16 SPORTS B1 | POLITICS B9 | PUBLIC NOTICES B12 | PUZZLES B15
Vol. 15, No. 32
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Opelika, Alabama
O Grows Farmers Market Opens for Summer Season PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES / THE OBSERVER
Summer is here and so is the weekly farmer's market hosted by OGrows. The market sets up at the Southside Center for the Arts, located across from the Opelika Public Library at 1103 Glenn St., in Opelika. The market runs from 3 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday through early August. Local vendors offer fresh fruits, vegetables, baked goods, ice cream and more. Follow OGrows on its Facebook page www.facebook.com/opelikagrows.
50 Years of Friendship PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER
LCYDC Executive Director Laura Cooper, pictured in the center, with friends during the County Youth Development Center's event May 4 commemorating 50 years of service in Lee County. CONTRIBUTED BY LCYDC
LEE COUNTY —
With the theme “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the Lee County Youth
Development Center (LCYDC) recently commemorated 50 years of
friendship and service to humanity.
Lee County School Resource Officer to Receive National Award for Excellence CONTRIBUTED BY NASRO
LEE COUNTY — The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced that it will present its Exceptional Service Award to Sgt. Pamela Revels of the Lee County Sheriff's Office. The organization bestows the award for continuous and sustained service to the school community above and beyond what is normally expected of a school resource officer (SRO). NASRO will present this award and others Friday, June 30, during a ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana, as part of its annual National School Safety Conference.
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