by The Observer Staff | May 20, 2025 | Sports
CONTRIBUTED BY BHS BEAUREGARD — Shenan Motley, former head coach at Wadley High School, has been named head football coach at Beauregard High School. Motley was introduced as the head coach at the Lee County Board of Education meeting May 13.Motley comes to Beauregard...
by The Observer Staff | May 20, 2025 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika Middle School, ninth grade, junior varsity and varsity football teams took the field last week in preseason scrimmages to sharpen their skills ahead of the fall season.Last Friday night, Opelika High School’s varsity squad hosted...
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by The Observer Staff | May 20, 2025 | Column, Walt Albritton
OPINION — There is more to the story of Balaam in the Bible that the amusing account of his talking donkey. Balaam is mentioned in five books of the Old Testament: Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Micah and Nehemiah. And Balaam’s name is found three times in the New...
by The Observer Staff | May 20, 2025 | Bruce Green, Column
BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — I’m rewatching “Band of Brothers,” the WW2 series based on the book by Stephen Ambrose and created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks not long after they worked together on “Saving Private Ryan.” The series focuses on Easy Company, a parachute...
by The Observer Staff | May 20, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE VICE | FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn Public Safety has added sensory-inclusive bags to its stash of materials, which will help create security for community members who are sensitive to intense sensory situations.“There are many different sensory...
