by The Observer Staff | Aug 18, 2026 | Education
BY OBSERVER STAFF AUBURN — Auburn City Schools has named Amber Goolsby as the new principal of Wrights Mill Road Elementary School. The Auburn City Schools Board of Education approved Goolsby for the position, continuing a career at Wrights Mill Road that has spanned...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 18, 2026 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY ACCS ALABAMA — The Alabama Community College System and the Alabama Fiber Network announced the addition of seven ACCS schools as anchor institutions to the fiber network. The announcement was made during the ACCS’s August Board of Trustees meeting...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 18, 2026 | Education, Featured
BY MICHELLE KEYPUBLISHER EAST ALABAMA — The Horseshoe Bend Regional Library System is taking library access beyond its walls, expanding story-time outreach across Lee County and preparing to launch a $25,000 mobile book locker in Smiths Station. Samantha Godsy...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 18, 2026 | Education
Board tackles track bid dispute CONTRIBUTED BYSTEVEN STIEFEL LEE COUNTY — Lee County Superintendent Mike Howard praised teachers, students and parents for adapting to sweeping changes at the start of the new school year during the school board’s Aug. 11 meeting.The...
by The Observer Staff | Aug 18, 2026 | Column, Stacey Wallace
OPINION — If you are reading this column, three days ago on Monday, Aug. 17, you may have heard a joyous shout coming from North Auburn. Why? Because Patton, Mike’s and my great nephew, became the fourth generation in the Patton family to attend Auburn University.The...
