by The Observer Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Sports
BY KATIE MCELVYTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — The Chambers Academy JV and Varsity Cheerleaders recently attended cheer camp hosted by the Universal Cheerleaders Association at Troy University. Thirty-three teams all from AISA member schools spent the week learning...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — Penton Raceway is hosting U.S.C.S Sprint Cars on June 27. The gates open at 4 p.m. and the race begins at 7 p.m.“The event is the U.S.C.S. Sprint Cars, and there should be somewhere between 25 and 30 of those,” said Jamie...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE VICKTHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — Trip Walton uses his law firm to represent the LaFayette community in a way that only a former Golden Gloves Heavyweight Boxing Champion can — with a fighter’s mindset.“We offer aggressive legal representation,” Walton said....
by The Observer Staff | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured
BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN LAFAYETTE — The LaFayette Historic Preservation Board met on Tuesday of this past week to discuss and approve signage for a new pocket park, The Spot on the Square, that is currently under construction. Board Chairman Ed Yeargan called...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 18, 2025 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Opelika City Council member Todd Rauch officially announced his campaign for re-election to represent Ward 5. Rauch says his passion for public service is rooted in a simple principle: Government works best when it works for the...