by The Observer Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVERSMITHS STATION –– Under head coach Dusty Perdue, the Glenwood Gator varsity boys and girls basketball teams lost a pair of hard-fought games versus the Class 5A Eufaula Tigers. The Class 3A Gators battled throughout both matchups, but...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — The Loachapoka High School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams (2A) both earned victories over Booker T. Washington Magnet School (5A) on Dec. 2, with the Lady Indians dominating 41-10 and the Indians overcoming a late deficit...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Community
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER LEE COUNTY — Community members, farmers and local officials gathered Nov. 20 at Lazenby Farms for the annual Lee County Farm-City Banquet, an event highlighting the partnership between rural and urban communities and recognizing leaders in...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION —Tony James stood holding a cardboard sign on the street corner, caught in the cold drizzle.Damp clothes. Sun-beaten skin. Moving around to keep from shivering.Nobody really paid attention to Tony. Motorists sped around him. Most refusing to roll down windows....
by The Observer Staff | Dec 9, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
OPINION —A little over two weeks ago, my good friend Shelly, who lives in LaGrange, Georgia, came to Auburn to go shopping and have lunch with me on Black Friday. Shelly is 10 years younger than I and is my personal shopper. She hones in on great buys and then helps...
