by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Community
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Allen Harris, a 1970 graduate of Auburn University’s McWhorter School of Building Science and a more than 50-year veteran of the construction industry, was recently recognized with a 2024 Cornerstone Award from the Associated...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Letter to the Editor, Politics
Questions about voting machine testing go unanswered Dear Editor,Constituent engagement is a very necessary, vital and integral component of any local government who is committed to improving and fostering constituent communications. In essence, constituent engagement...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
The Greatest Generation OPINION — The Greatest Generation includes people born between 1901 and 1927. There are lessons and core values that we can learn from them, not only to strengthen our own personal lives but to strengthen our society as a whole. Let’s keep in...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Education
BY DEREK LANDFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Auburn Classical Academy (ACA) is a private K-8 classical Christian school in Opelika rooted in three main pillars: Schola (teaching students how to think, not what to think), Familia (partnering with parents), and Veritas...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 4, 2024 | Education
Opelika schools install sensors to detect and deter vaping BY ANITA STIEFELEDITOR@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — At its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 22, the Opelika City Schools Board of Education agreed to the installation of HALO Smart Sensors to detect vaping...