by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Column, D. Mark Mitchell, Sports
OPINION — Opelika High School varsity football is practicing for fall kickoff, stay up-to-date on fall athletics with iHeartRadio OHS FootballWith just four weeks remaining until fall practice begins in August, Opelika High School head football coach Jonathan Chandler...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Members of Auburn University’s adaptive athletics program helped lead the United States Wheelchair Handball team to a gold medal at the Euro Hand 4 All Tournament held in Lyon, France, on July 2-4.Athletes Jay Denning and Ben...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER AUBURN — Major upgrades to multiple Auburn High School athletics facilities are progressing as planned despite recent downpours and a heatwave.Among those upgrades are the installation of synthetic turf fields at both Cimo Field and AHS...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
BY DANIEL SCHMIDTTHE OBSERVER LOACHAPOKA — Loachapoka High School is calling on the community to grab their golf clubs to help support a good cause.The school’s football program will host the Loachapoka High School Golf Classic on July 27 at 9 a.m. at the Robert...
by The Observer Staff | Jul 7, 2026 | Education
BY ROB DAVISFOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — The Opelika City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the contract extensions of nine assistant principals and one deputy assistant superintendent during the board’s regular meeting held on June 30.The names of...
