by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Column, Sean Dietrich
OPINION — Lake Martin shimmers beneath a heavy midday sun. I am sitting on a dock.There are distant sounds of splashing. Kids laughing. All the children are swimming. All their respective adults are sitting ashore, dry. As adults often are.There is nothing like July...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Featured, Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT | FOR THE OBSERVER Now an established presence both on home plate and in the infield, McCall Clayton looks to build on a successful eighth grade campaign. Photo courtesy of Clayton’s Hudl account. JZ Agee (No. 3) celebrates an inning-ending play in a...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION —Opelika head football coach Bryan Moore called “On the Mark” radio show on Monday to give an update on his team. We started the interview discussing June then pointed the attention to July and fall camp. Following are coach Moore comments...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY A-O TOURISM AUBURN-OPELIKA — Auburn-Opelika Tourism congratulated Anthony Terling, STS, sports development director, on being voted to the board of directors for Sports ETA, the national trade association for the sports events and tourism...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 8, 2025 | Obituaries
TERESA DIANNE JONES WOODLEYMrs. Teresa Dianne Jones Woodley, 76, of Auburn, passed away on July 4, 2025, in Pinellas County, Florida. Dianne is remembered as a teacher, homemaker, office manager, sister, aunt and ever-supportive wife and mother.Dianne was born Dec....
