by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell
BY D. MARK MITCHELL WRESTLINGThe Opelika wrestling team finished runner-up in the AHSAA 7A Super Sectionals in Mobile. Ten of Twelve Bulldog wrestlers advanced to the AHSAA State Wrestling Championship at Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, Thursday through...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Education
BY ANITA STIEFELANITAS@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — At its regular meeting on Feb. 13, the Lee County Schools Board of Education recognized the system’s Teachers of the Year, as well as paid tribute to a hero.Athletic trainer Kerri Reeves was honored by Sheriff...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Education
ACS students earn top honors Auburn City Schools won the 2024 Lee County Spelling Bee, with Ethan Zou and Liam Kim securing the top two spots in the Feb. 6 competition. In the 20th round, Ethan Zou (sixth grader), representing J.F. Drake Middle School, won first place...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Education, Featured
ARTICLE AND PHOTO BY DAVID BELLFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Teachers of the Year in the Opelika City School District were recently recognized during a regular meeting of the Opelika City Council.Honorees for the current school year include Mandy Baker, Opelika High...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 18, 2024 | Featured, Sports
BY NOAH GRIFFITHFOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN –– With head coach Jarrod Cook coming in after 14 years at Trinity Presbyterian in Montgomery, Lee-Scott Academy baseball has been tasked with adjusting under its fourth head coach in four years.For Cook, the turnaround has...
