by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Sports
The varsity Glenwood Gators baseball team May 3 defeated rivals Lee-Scott Academy, 5-3 and 1-0, to advance to the state title series of the AISA Class 3A. Glenwood was in action against Macon East on May 10, needing to win two-out-of-three games against its oppenent...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Beth Pinyerd, Column
As Mother’s Day approaches this coming Sunday, I am warmly reminded of the time my grandmother, Lillie Mae Jones, spent with me at The Pines Motel Restaurant on the Columbus-Opelika Highway. Every month as a young child, a teenager and on, I looked forward to those...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Schools
CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF AUBURN/DAVID D. DORTON AUBURN — The Economic Development Department of the city of Auburn is excited to announce the inaugural AIM Experience (Auburn Montgomery Internship Experience) for college juniors and seniors interning in Auburn this...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Column, Politics, Steve Flowers
OPINION — The legendary head of the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), Dr. David Bronner, celebrates 50 years as CEO this month. When the annals of Alabama history are written, there will never be an Alabamian as remarkable a public servant to our state than...
by The Observer Staff | May 10, 2023 | Community
The speaker at the May 4 Opelika Kiwanis Club meeting was Jean Causey with One Voice Shelter. One Voice Shelter Coalition is a nonprofit that works to help the homeless in East Alabama. Next week on May 18, the speaker will be Tyler McGill. McGill is a former...
