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 Woody Sanders. Howard did, however, lead the regular meeting thereafter. The Lee County Board of Education hired Howard in December 2023. He previously served as superintendent of St....
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 in Manhattan for nearly six years, from 2000 to 2006. At the time of the terrorist attacks, he lived in an apartment at Riverside Drive and West 141st Street in Hamilton Heights....
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 improving communities and helping residents flourish in their gardening journeys. People now have a new way of supporting the work of Alabama Extension Master Gardeners by...
Last-minute opportunity brings longtime friends Adam Hood and Dallas Dorsey Jr. together on hometown stage BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER AUBURN — For Adam Hood and Dallas Dorsey Jr., taking the stage at Neville Arena was about more than just playing another show; it was a homecoming decades in the making.Both musicians trace important parts of their stories to Opelika, and their paths have been intertwined for roughly 20 years. On a recent Saturday...
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER OPELIKA — When Worthy2 founder Kathryn Guthrie was repeatedly told the organization needed to host a gala, her response was simple: absolutely not.“I said, ‘Fine, we’ll have an UN-Gala,’ and there it was,” Guthrie said.The result is Worthy2’s inaugural UN-Gala, “Boots, Buckles and Breaking Chains,” set for Friday, Oct. 23, at Lazenby Farms, 11546 Society Hill Road in Auburn. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with the event...
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Sept. 1 Auburn City Council meeting abruptly ended nearly two hours after it began amid finger-pointing over who was to blame for the fallout surrounding the redevelopment of two aging apartment complexes.Two weeks after approving the redevelopment of Lemans Square and the Chateau apartments — which primarily house lower-income residents — the Auburn City Council heard the pleas and ire of those...
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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...
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...
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...
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