by The Observer Staff | Sep 9, 2026 | Obituaries
At noon on Sept. 1, following a long illness and surrounded by her family, Victoria slipped from this world and into the arms of Jesus. She grew up in Beauregard, graduated from Beauregard High School and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Even though her...
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...
