by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BY ADCNR ALABAMA — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is currently accepting entries for the 2027 Outdoor Alabama Photo Contest. The deadline to enter is Oct. 30. “Each year, nearly 2,000 images are entered in the Outdoor...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College has named Dr. Richard Pike as dean of health sciences. Pike assumed the position Sept. 1 following the retirement of Dean Rhonda Davis. A graduate of Southern Union, Pike earned an associate in...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Community
BY VANESSA ECHOLS FOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — The Boys and Girls Clubs of East Alabama is gearing up for its second major fundraiser of the year, and this one relies on audience participation. For the first time, the clubs will host Keys for Kids, a very different...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 8, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — In a mostly empty Lucky Strike bowling alley, Donald Sanders sat at an end table with a clipboard in hand. Scribbled onto printed spreadsheets were scores from previous tryouts held early last week, and he waited for the first...
by The Observer Staff | Sep 1, 2026 | Featured, Politics
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — The Sept. 1 Auburn City Council meeting abruptly ended nearly two hours after it began amid finger-pointing over who was to blame for the fallout surrounding the redevelopment of two aging apartment complexes.Two weeks after...
