by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | Featured
Get to know the Spring interns BY ALEXXIA LITTLETON, LANDI RUTLEDGE, KADIE TAYLOR OPELIKA — Entering a newsroom can be intimidating and exciting all at once. New faces, strict deadlines and new experiences are expected for these local students. This spring, The...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF AUBURN AUBURN — The City of Auburn is pleased to welcome Michael Griffin as Auburn’s new city engineer and director of the Engineering Services Department, effective Feb. 16.Griffin joins the City with nearly 20 years of experience in civil...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY CAMPAIGN FOR RANDY PRICE ALABAMA — Sen. Randy Price is running to serve his third term in the State Senate for District 13. District 13 covers Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Chambers and Lee counties. The Republican Primary is May 19.Price is the Chair of...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | Legals
INVITATION TO BIDSealed proposals will be received by Opelika City Schools Board of Education, 300 Simmons Street Opelika, Alabama 36801, until 1:00 p.m. CST March 10, 2026 for OCS Interior Renovations to Jeter Primary and Morris Avenue Intermediate Schools at which...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 9, 2026 | Obituaries
JOHN ROBERT BENTLEYJohn Robert Bentley passed away at his home in Opelika, on Feb. 2, 2026. Born on Oct. 22, 1950, he was among the last group of babies born in the Auburn University Infirmary.Jack was predeceased by his parents, Charles Allen Bentley and Blanche...
