by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured
BY MALLORIE MCCOY FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — After a five-year hiatus, the Lee County Literacy Coalition is bringing back “The Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee” on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. The 17th fundraising event will be held outdoors at Twenty-One Acres...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Education
BY STEVEN STIEFELFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education remains “right on target” with its budget at the three-quarter mark of the fiscal year, despite scaling most programs back to 70% to 80% of previous levels as federal COVID-19 funds...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Column, Stacey Wallace
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Way back in 1992, when I was beginning my third year of teaching in LaGrange, I met a young woman named Ashley. She had begun substitute teaching at Lee’s Crossing Middle School, where I was teaching sixth grade language arts.In 1989,...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Calendar (Upcoming Events), Events
CONTRIBUTED BY A-O TOURISM OPELIKA — The Brewzle Whiskey Festival will return to downtown Opelika on Saturday, Sept. 20, bringing together whiskey enthusiasts from across the country for a celebration of small craft distilleries, live entertainment and local...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured
BY KADIE TAYLORTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — There’s a new face in Auburn’s South College Street restaurant community — an American Deli recently opened, aiming to serve the community with freshly made food.“At American Deli, we offer different kinds of food, so we have so...
