by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVEROPELIKA — After Opelika Middle School disbanded its softball team earlier this year, a void was left behind for area girls who play the sport.After many of those players found themselves having to either try out for Opelika High School’s...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — For the past 19 years, Oscar Penn has spent the first Tuesday in August trying to help connect his neighbors back into their community.This year, he wants to do something that has an even deeper impact.When the One Love National...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF LEE COUNTY OPELIKA — United Way of Lee County announced that it will host more than 200 volunteers for its annual Campaign Kickoff event on July 30. This signature event launches United Way of Lee County’s annual campaign, inspiring the...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
CONTRIBUTED TOTHE OBSERVER WAVERLY — Research shows that adult women benefit cognitively, physiologically and spiritually from experiences with horses. Equestrian Chanoah Orr has launched a new business, Bluebell’s Horsemanship, to give women a chance to experience...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured
BY SAM VISETHE OBSERVEREAST ALABAMA — After nearly 14 years in East Alabama’s restaurant industry, Richard Scott traded pizza ovens for home safety assessments — a career change inspired by his family’s experience caring for his mother.Scott officially launched...
