by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Entering Friday night’s home playoff game against Thompson, Auburn had pieced together arguably the best season in school history since 2009 with dreams of winning its first state football championship.Yet it was the Tigers...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
Opelika finishes 8-2, heads to post-season OPINION — OHS FOOTBALLHoover (10-2) ended Opelika’s (9-3) football season with a 32-29 win in three overtimes last Friday at the Hoover Met.The quarterfinal matchup between the Bucs and the Bulldogs gained immediate...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Calendar (Upcoming Events)
NOV. 22 — FOOTBALL, FANS & FEATHERSThe Auburn University Raptor Center’s Football, Fans and Feathers offers fans the opportunity to see a raptor show where they will experience birds of prey eye-to-eye and watch as they swoop overhead. Shows are held at 4 p.m. on...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Obituaries
CHERRI “RAVEN” SPRATLINCherri “Raven” Spratlin was born at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika on July 15, 1994, and passed away comfortably at her home in Dadeville on Nov. 16, 2024. She was 30 years old.Raven graduated from Dadeville High School with the honor of...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 19, 2024 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY HOME INSTEAD LEE COUNTY — As we enter the season of giving, Home Instead is calling on the community to participate in its Be a Santa to a Senior program, which helps brighten the holidays for older adults who may be feeling alone or might otherwise go...
