by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
OPINION — The Opelika boy’s basketball team (20–6, Area 3–3) put together its best week of hoops since the John Wadsworth era in 2015, knocking off both Central and Auburn in front of electric, sold-out crowds at the OHS Sports Arena. The back-to-back wins catapulted...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Featured, Politics
Moratorium would pause certain new residential approvals and more BY MICHELLE KEYAND KADIE TAYLOR OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council announced last week that it is considering a proposed one-year planning moratorium, a measure intended to evaluate the city’s rapid...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER BEAUREGARD – In the final game of the regular season, the LaFayette High School girls and boys basketball teams travelled down Chambers County Road 83 to face Beauregard High School in a tune-up before area play. The Bulldogs split...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — On a special night that honored both survivors and victims of breast cancer, the Auburn High School girls and boys basketball teams both defeated Smiths Station High School at home on Jan. 27. The Lady Tigers (17-3,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 3, 2026 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY AUBURN-OPELIKA TOURISM AUBURN-OPELIKA — The American Junior Golf Association presented an $8,000 check to Auburn Adapted Athletics on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum, reinforcing how sports tourism events in the Auburn-Opelika area...
