by The Observer Staff | Mar 10, 2026 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
LUNCH AT THE CHAMBER The Opelika Chamber is hosting “Lunch at the Chamber,”a weekly food truck and pop-up vendor event held from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Monday at 200 S. Sixth St., Opelika. The event runs from late February through November and features a rotating...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 5, 2026 | Sports
By Daniel Schmidt BIRMINGHAM — As one of the best teams in program history, the No. 5 Auburn High School girls’ basketball team met No. 3 Bob Jones High School on March 5 with dreams of advancing to the school’s first championship game. Instead, the Lady...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 3, 2026 | Politics
BY ROBERT WILKINS OPINION — The City Manager [along] with our Council and Mayor have ignored the rights of the Auburn Citizens’ for too long. Appointments of 120 members comprised of 22 boards and one commission are basically controlled by the same families and...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 3, 2026 | Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — A major development in north Auburn cleared some of its final regulatory hurdles after the Auburn City Council on Tuesday approved a series of annexations and zoning ordinances.That project, known as The Foundry at North College,...
by The Observer Staff | Mar 3, 2026 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — Don’t shoot the messenger. But in America, one third of children have never handwritten a letter. And it’s not just kids. Nearly 40% of adult Americans haven’t written a letter in the last five years, while 43% of Millennials have never sent a letter...
