by The Observer Staff | Apr 25, 2023 | Community, Featured
BY HANNAH LESTER hlester@opelikaobserver.com DADEVILLE — Tuesday morning, five of six defendants in the Dadeville shooting which occurred on April 15 had their bail hearings. Three of them are being tried as adults, the other two as juveniles. ...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Community, Featured
According to a press release issued this afternoon, Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., age 20, was arrested at approximately 2:30 p.m today, April 19. Hill has been formally charged with four counts of reckless murder. Hill is from Auburn. On April 18, at approximately 8 p.m.,...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPELIKA — Opelika High School’s tennis, soccer, track & field, golf and baseball teams were all in action over the course of a busy week for the Bulldogs. The following is a breakdown, by sport, of how the Bulldogs have fared recently. TENNIS The OHS girls and...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The sun finally came out, and that meant a lot of joyful children, young adults and families at the ballpark on Saturday. After three rainy Saturdays in a row, Opelika’s Miracle League of East Alabama got its 2023 season...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Everyone loves a good underdog story, and Auburn football had one of its own come into the public eye during a rainy A-Day game Saturday, April 8. After winning Scout Team Player of the Year last season as a first-year...