by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Opelika High School’s Caroline Couey and Smiths Station High School’s Connor Bunce each crossed the finish line first, winning individual titles at the AHSAA Class 6A Section 2 cross country meet at Kiesel Park on Oct. 29.Couey...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Inside Stanley-Jensen Stadium, a sense of deja vu clung to the crisp autumn air.In 2011, an upstart Opelika High School football team defeated a nationally ranked Prattville High School squad 16-14, and for 39 minutes and 55...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2026 | Sports
BY EVAN BROWNFOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — Glenwood School rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Loachapoka High School 27-21 in overtime Oct. 29, giving the Gators (5-5) a win on senior night in their final guaranteed game at Sammy Howard Field.Trey...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2026 | Ann Cipperly, Column
OPINION — Claire Twardy is president of the Auburn Campus Club with 500 members and is skilled at planning events and activities with board members. Claire is also organized at home and is sharing ideas for planning ahead for the holiday season with recipes for...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 2, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — I am on the steps of Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace. The birth site of an American president. And it’s humbling. No. Not just “humbling.” It’s humble. This humble cabin in which Lincoln was born is situated inside a proud Neoclassical memorial building...
