by The Observer Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– Auburn University graduate student Zach Dickey has seen the adaptive sports landscape expand in his five-plus years on the Plains — more than once.The Indiana native has seen the program’s wheelchair basketball and wheelchair...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Sports
Opelika youth baseball team is state champion Opelika Diamond Youth PeeWee Rookie (7U) All-Stars 2024 beat AUM 9-1 recently to win the Alabama State Championship trophy. Auburn High School promotes Carter to head baseball coach BY DANIEL CHESSER, AUBURN CITY SCHOOLS...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Every successful high school athletic department has a strong Booster Club to help offset expenses in order to make sure the teams have what is needed to be the best. The items range from nutrition, food (meals), buses to travel long...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Opinions
The miracle of Alabama’s Helen Keller BY JAMES PATTERSON OPINION — The anniversary of Helen Keller’s birthday is June 27. Born in Tuscumbia, Keller (1880-1968) was admired around the world.Though deaf and blind, she learned to speak several languages, authored several...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | Featured, Schools
BY ANN CIPPERLYFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Using his profession and talents to honor veterans, Dr. Corey Spurlin, director of the Auburn University Marching Band, conducted the Collegiate Mass Band for the 80th Anniversary Celebration of D-Day in Normandy, France.The...
