by The Observer Staff | Nov 12, 2026 | Featured, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY | THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Commission approved an application seeking $2 million in state funding for a proposed roundabout in Beauregard and expressed support for a freestanding emergency department in Smiths Station during its...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 10, 2026 | Featured, Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — After years of coming close, Lee-Scott Academy’s cheerleading team finally reached the top.The Lady Warriors won the Class Private AA cheerleading state championship Nov. 10 at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, one year after...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 10, 2026 | Featured, Politics
Mayor Pro Tem and Place 5 Council Member Victoria Green will serve as Smiths Station’s next mayor BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — The Smiths Station City Council on Tuesday elected Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Green, the Place 5 council member, as the city’s...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 10, 2026 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Calling it the beginning of “a new chapter” for the family-owned company, executives of Italian automotive supplier Vulcaflex S.p.A. broke ground on the company’s first North American manufacturing facility in Auburn Technology...