by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Education, Featured
BY STEVEN STIEFEL | FOR THE OBSERVER Lee County Superintendent of Education Mike Howard stated he will resign, effective Dec. 31. He did not attend a Sept. 8 work session, where school board members discussed options for finding his replacement with board attorney...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — In their return to Duck Samford Stadium for the first time in nearly 10 months, the Auburn High School flag football team put on a clinical 34-0 mercy-rule thrashing of Booker T. Washington High School on Sept. 1.Outside of...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Community, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEY PUBLISHER AUBURN — Hardy Gilbert remembers the silence. In a city known for noise, movement and crowded sidewalks, that was one of the things he said stood out most on Sept. 11, 2001. Gilbert, owner of The Avondale Bar & Tap Room in Auburn, lived...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY JEFF MILLER, ACES AUBURN — Service is at the heart of the Alabama Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Through a network of Extension agents and trained volunteers, the program is an active partner across Alabama — devoting time and expertise to...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM LEE COUNTY — Auburn-Opelika Tourism is proud to congratulate Director of Communications and Marketing Cat Bobo on being selected for the Auburn Alumni Association’s 20 Under 40 Class of 2026. Presented annually by the Auburn...
