by The Observer Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — An Opelika High School track and field star recently competed at the prestigious New Balance Nationals Outdoor meet in Philadelphia.Caroline Couey, a rising senior who represents the Bulldogs in both cross country and...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Featured
A golf cart wreck nearly took his life. Now he intends to help others with brain injuries. BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Nearly a year after a golf course accident left 20-year-old Collin Long with a fractured skull and a brain injury doctors expected would...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Community, Featured
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Despite humid weather and heavy cloud cover, hundreds packed downtown Opelika to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday marking when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned they were free on June 19, 1865, with a vibrant...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Education
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIAA number of local students participated in Georgia College & State University’s spring 2026 commencement ceremonies May 13-14, 2026, in Milledgeville, Georgia.Maggie Mullins of Auburn, a master’s candidate criminal...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 23, 2026 | Community
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER OPELIKA —Local officials and community members gathered at Southern Union State Community College on Thursday, June 18, to celebrate America 250, highlighting history, contributions and the courage of the founding fathers.The winner of the...
