by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
BY JAKE GONZALEZ FOR THE OBSERVER BEULAH — The cool spring air has fled as the drenching summer heat has come into replace it. With the arrival of the heat, spring sports have begun to finish and some came to an end before teams were ready. Beulah High’s softball...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Schools
BY KENDYL HOLLINGSWORTH KENDYLH@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — As the 2021-22 school year draws to a close, the Opelika City Schools Board of Education celebrated a slew of students and faculty May 24 at Jeter Primary School. The board meeting was the last for...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Schools
CONTRIBUTEDBY SUSCC OPELIKA — Southern Union State Community College is pleased to announce that Daiane Gist of Opelika has been awarded the Nan Gillenwaters Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a second year nursing student who has displayed...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
By Wil Crews sportscrews@opelikaobserver.com OPINION — Ask any Auburn fan and they will tell you who should be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. Following a season where fans watched freshman Jabari Smith lead the Tigers to a regular-season SEC...
by The Observer Staff | May 25, 2022 | Sports
The Auburn High School football team held its annual spring game on Friday, defeating the Eufaula Tigers. It was the first chance the public had to see the Tigers in year two under head coach Keith Etheredge, who led Auburn to the state semi-finals last season. Auburn...