by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — A week or so ago was Teacher Appreciation Week, and I certainly appreciate many of my wonderful teachers. Also, I appreciate them for putting up with me, which was no easy task.Señor Hitson, my Spanish teacher at Benjamin Russell High...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Education, Schools
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Ashley Hunter has been named the first-ever Jefferson’s Opelika Teacher of the Year.Hunter, who teaches second grade at Auburn Early Education Center, was chosen from nominations submitted by students and community members. The...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Featured, Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER HUNTSVILLE — For the past week, the Lee-Scott Academy girls’ soccer team has made a habit of leaving things to the last second and living life on the edge. And with a shot at the team’s first Alabama High School Athletic Association...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika High School’s football team will play against Wetumpka in a spring game on Friday, May 16, at Bulldog Stadium. The Junior Varsity will play the Indians at 5 p.m., with the varsity following at 6:30 p.m. General admission is $5.Fans...
by The Observer Staff | May 13, 2025 | Community
Jane Bracht, RN honored for distinguished career CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Nurses Honor Guard of East Central Alabama held its first-ever Retirement Tribute on April 30 to honor the distinguished career of Registered Nurse Jane Bracht.Bracht’s nursing...