by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Education, Events
BY NICHOLAS YOUNGFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — A new generation of young professionals is being built up thanks to the efforts of the Grove Community Outreach.The Grove Community Outreach, a non-profit organization, based in Elba, Alabama, aims to serve the needs of...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Events, Schools
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Auburn High School students studying to be future health professionals recently raised $12,000 for Lee County’s Relay for Life.This donation is a new record for AHS’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) program,...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
BY BETH PINYERD CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION — Today is of historical interest, as it marks the anniversary of the first meeting of the United States Supreme Court on Feb. 1, 1790. The Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the land, consisting of nine...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Column, Greg Markley
BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Teaching college at Fort Benning in 2013, I gave 30 soldiers an assignment: “Name your favorite of the Ten Amendments and explain why.” When essays came in a week later, I found one Sixth Amendment (criminal defendants’ rights), two Fourth...
by The Observer Staff | Feb 2, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Uncategorized
BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY – As Lee County continues to expand broadband access, thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, into less-reached areas of the county, many residents continue to approach the commission...
