by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITH FOR THE OBSERVER SMITHS STATION — Glenwood School (28-7) is riding an eight-game winning streak into the second round of the 3A baseball playoffs after sweeping Montgomery Academy (13-16) in the opening round on Friday, April 24, at Tim Fanning Field....
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Politics
CONTIBUTED BY THE TERRI LAPOINT CAMPAIGN ALABAMA — Terri LaPoint qualified at the GOP Headquarters in Hoover to run for the U.S. House of Representatives representing the people of East Alabama in District 3 in January. Award-winning investigative journalist and...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDT THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — Auburn High School’s Tony Park captured a state championship in boys singles at the in the 7A state tennis tournament, rallying from a first-set loss to defeat Hoover High School’s Diego Harris in the Flight 3...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Politics
CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. KATIE BRITT WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), as a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, recently directly secured $298,719 for Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026,...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 28, 2026 | Community, Featured
CONTRIBUTED BY KELSEY KINTZ-ROBERTS, ARYANA PRATT, CAMDEN COBURN AND BAILEY CUNNINGHAM LEE COUNTY — In Lee County, nicotine addiction among teens has become commonplace. Addiction is normalized in our schools’ and communitys’ social circles, covered up...
